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Two presumptions in Goedel's interpretation of his own, formal, reasoning that are classically objectionable

General Mathematics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Standard expositions of Goedel's 1931 paper on undecidable arithmetical propositions are based on two presumptions in Goedel's 1931 interpretation of his own, formal, reasoning - one each in Theorem VI and in Theorem XI - which do not meet Goedel's, explicitly stated, requirement of classically constructive, and intuitionistically unobjectionable, reasoning. We see how these objections can be addressed, and note some consequences.

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@article{arxiv.math/0703723,
  title  = {Two presumptions in Goedel's interpretation of his own, formal, reasoning that are classically objectionable},
  author = {Bhupinder Singh Anand},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0703723},
  year   = {2007}
}

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