{"product_id":"godels-proof-ernest-nagel-9780814758168","title":"Godel's Proof","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible explanation of Kurt Gel's groundbreaking work in mathematical logic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1931 Kurt Gel published his fundamental paper, \"On Formally Undecidable Propositions of \u003ci\u003ePrincipia Mathematica\u003c\/i\u003e and Related Systems.\" This revolutionary paper challenged certain basic assumptions underlying much research in mathematics and logic. Gel received public recognition of his work in 1951 when he was awarded the first Albert Einstein Award for achievement in the natural sciences--perhaps the highest award of its kind in the United States. The award committee described his work in mathematical logic as \"one of the greatest contributions to the sciences in recent times.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e However, few mathematicians of the time were equipped to understand the young scholar's complex proof. Ernest Nagel and James Newman provide a readable and accessible explanation to both scholars and non-specialists of the main ideas and broad implications of Gel's discovery. It offers every educated person with a taste for logic and philosophy the chance to understand a previously difficult and inaccessible subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e New York University Press is proud to publish this special edition of one of its bestselling books. With a new introduction by Douglas R. Hofstadter, this book will appeal students, scholars, and professionals in the fields of mathematics, computer science, logic and philosophy, and science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814758169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814758168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.18w x 0.60d","brand":"Ernest Nagel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996150857983,"sku":"9780814758168","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ac97f9a-7bf3-4381-a68a-6f64676320e1.jpg?v=1683340016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/godels-proof-ernest-nagel-9780814758168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}