Review quote:
...this book is a masterly survey of its field. It is lucid and concise on a technical level, it covers the historical ground admirably, and it gives a sensible account of the various philosophical positions associated with the development of the subject... essential reading for any mathematician or philosopher.
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Table of contents:
The Antinomies. Axiomatic Foundations of Set Theory. Type-Theoretical Approaches. Intuitionistic Conceptions of Mathematics. Metamathematical and Semantical Approaches.
Bibliography. Indices.
...this book is a masterly survey of its field. It is lucid and concise on a technical level, it covers the historical ground admirably, and it gives a sensible account of the various philosophical positions associated with the development of the subject... essential reading for any mathematician or philosopher.
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Table of contents:
The Antinomies. Axiomatic Foundations of Set Theory. Type-Theoretical Approaches. Intuitionistic Conceptions of Mathematics. Metamathematical and Semantical Approaches.
Bibliography. Indices.