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108Zermelo and set theoryBulletin of Symbolic Logic 10 (4): 487-553. 2004.Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand Zermelo transformed the set theory of Cantor and Dedekind in the first decade of the 20th century by incorporating the Axiom of Choice and providing a simple and workable axiomatization setting out generative set-existence principles. Zermelo thereby tempered the ontological thrust of early set theory, initiated the delineation of what is to be regarded as set-theoretic, drawing out the combinatorial aspects from the logical, and established the basic conceptual framewo…Read more
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55Bernays and set theoryBulletin of Symbolic Logic 15 (1): 43-69. 2009.We discuss the work of Paul Bernays in set theory, mainly his axiomatization and his use of classes but also his higher-order reflection principles
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17Set, or Null class, provides an entrée into our main themes, particularly theBulletin of Symbolic Logic 9 (3): 273-298. 2003.
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Boston UniversityRegular Faculty
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Logic and Philosophy of Logic |
Philosophy of Mathematics |