The Reception of Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems
John W Dawson · Birkhäuser Boston eBooks · 1985
It is natural to invoke geological metaphors to describe the impact and the lasting significance of Gödel’s incompleteness theorems. Indeed, how better to convey the impact of those results-whose effect on Hilbert’s program was so devastating and whose philosophical reverberations have yet to subside- than to speak of tremors and shock waves? The image of shaken foundations is irresistible. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.