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Comparison Of Three Schools Of Thought In The Foundations Of Mathematics, Carolyn Rhodes
Comparison Of Three Schools Of Thought In The Foundations Of Mathematics, Carolyn Rhodes
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Some of the most memorable events of the twentieth century took place as a result of conflict. Out of the numerous conflicts staged during this period, only one was resolved not on a common everyday piece of writing paper. The proponents of the conflict--E. V. Huntington, Oswald Veblen, Bertrand Russell, A. N. Whitehead, and David Hilbert--did not use weapons, but they used basic mathematical structure to wage the most extensive and critical investigation into the foundations of mathematics. As a result three schools of thought which are of special prominence and interest were brought to light. These are the postulational …