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Some Perspectives on Godelian Philosophy

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2007
Abstract/Description:
We characterize Godel's philosophy of mathematics, as presented in his published works, with possible clarification and support provided by his posthumously published drafts, as being formulated by Godel as an optimistic neo-Kantian epistemology superimposed on a Platonic metaphysics. We further consider that Godel's more general philosophical worldview can also be characterized as such. We provide a philosophical interpretation of Godel's rotating universe solutions to Einstein's field equations that is contrary to Godel's own philosophical interpretation. We compare Godel's worldview with our materialistic worldview. Our materialistic worldview developed from interpreting Godelian type results, but stands in contrast to Godel's worldview. Finally, our materialistic worldview serves to further explicate, by contrast , Godel's Platonic world view.
Title: Some Perspectives on Godelian Philosophy.
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Name(s): Servais, Sondra
Solomon, Martin K., Thesis advisor
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Created: 2007
Date Issued: 2007
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 99 p.
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: We characterize Godel's philosophy of mathematics, as presented in his published works, with possible clarification and support provided by his posthumously published drafts, as being formulated by Godel as an optimistic neo-Kantian epistemology superimposed on a Platonic metaphysics. We further consider that Godel's more general philosophical worldview can also be characterized as such. We provide a philosophical interpretation of Godel's rotating universe solutions to Einstein's field equations that is contrary to Godel's own philosophical interpretation. We compare Godel's worldview with our materialistic worldview. Our materialistic worldview developed from interpreting Godelian type results, but stands in contrast to Godel's worldview. Finally, our materialistic worldview serves to further explicate, by contrast , Godel's Platonic world view.
Identifier: FA00012550 (IID)
Degree granted: Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2007.
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Engineering and Computer Science
Subject(s): Mathematics--Philosophy
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Gödel, Kurt--Criticism and Interpretation
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