Inconsistent Mathematics

by C.E. Mortensen and Chris Mortensen

Book Overview

without a properly developed inconsistent calculus based on infinitesimals, then in- consistent claims from the history of the calculus might well simply be symptoms of confusion. This is addressed in Chapter 5. It is further argued that mathematics has a certain primacy over logic, in that paraconsistent or relevant logics have to be based on inconsistent mathematics. If the latter turns out to be reasonably rich then paraconsistentism is vindicated;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792331869
• ISBN13: 9780792331865
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.6"