This is an extensively revised edition of Mr. Quine's introduction to abstract set theory and to various axiomatic systematizations of the subject. The treatment of ordinal numbers has been strengthened and much simplified, especially in the theory of transfinite recursions, by adding an axiom and reworking the proofs. Infinite cardinals are treated anew in clearer and fuller terms than before.
Improvements have been made all through the book; in various instances a proof has been shortened, a theorem strengthened, a space-saving lemma inserted, an obscurity clarified, an error corrected, a historical omission supplied, or a new event noted.
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This is an extensively revised edition of Mr. Quine's introduction to abstract set theory and to various axiomatic systematizations of the subject. The treatment of ordinal numbers has been strengthened and much simplified, especially in the theory of transfinite recursions, by adding an axiom and reworking the proofs. Infinite cardinals are treated anew in clearer and fuller terms than before.
Improvements have been made all through the book; in various instances a proof has been shortened, a theorem strengthened, a space-saving lemma inserted, an obscurity clarified, an error corrected, a historical omission supplied, or a new event noted.
Imprint | The Belknap Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 2004 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 1969 |
Authors | Willard Van Orman Quine |
Dimensions | 235 x 149 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 380 |
Edition | 2nd edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-80207-0 |
Barcode | 9780674802070 |
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LSN | 0-674-80207-1 |