History and Philosophy of Constructive Type Theory

by Giovanni Sommaruga

Book Overview

A comprehensive survey of Martin-L f's constructive type theory, considerable parts of which have only been presented by Martin-L f in lecture form or as part of conference talks. Sommaruga surveys the prehistory of type theory and its highly complex development through eight different stages from 1970 to 1995. He also provides a systematic presentation of the latest version of the theory, as offered by Martin-L f at Leiden University in Fall 1993...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792361806
• ISBN13: 9780792361800
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.7"