Paradoxes, Self-Reference and Truth in the 20th Century
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Here is a crude list, possibly summarizing the role of paradoxes within the framework of mathematical logic: 1. directly motivating important theories (e.g. type theory, axiomatic set theory, combinatory
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تاریخ انتشار 2009