Some remarks concerning Church's Thesis and Hilbert's Axiom Cover Image

Kilka uwag o Tezie Churcha i Aksjomacie Hilberta
Some remarks concerning Church's Thesis and Hilbert's Axiom

Author(s): Adam Olszewski
Subject(s): Philosophy of Science
Published by: Copernicus Center Press
Keywords: Church's Thesis; Hilbert's Axiom; philosophy of mathematics;

Summary/Abstract: Some facts concerning Church's Thesis are first reminded, then Hilbert's Axiom of Thought is formulated. Hilbert proposed this axiom in 1905. He believed that it belongs to a domain of knowledge that is prior with respect to mathematics. An attempt is made to apply this axiom to some considerations concerning Church's Thesis.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 38
  • Page Range: 114-126
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish