Book: An Introduction to Godel's Theorems
Author: Peter Smith
Pages: 376
Format: pdf
Language: English
ISBN10: 0521674530
It's not just for students, either. A colleague and I were arguing about something and we picked up Smith's work rathern than either of Smullyan's to figure out a point relevant to the debate. I find that my grasp of the relevant proofs is much cleaer for reading Smith (my colleague is much, much better at logic than me, but with Smith's help I won the debate).It is both extraordinary and a cause for celebration when someone can combine in a logic text this level of coverage, rigor, accessibility, and funness of read. I don't think there is a precedent actually. In short, Smith's work is a service to Lady Philosophy. Joe Bob says check it out.
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