Godel’s theorems on the incompleteness and undecidability of mathematical systems are among the deepest and most significant discoveries of the 20 th century. They represent a dramatic failure of one ...

64 64 people viewed this event. Dr. Juris Steprans (Mathematics and Statistics) looks at logic in science fiction, including both the misconceptions and insights which scifi has produced about Godel’s ...

Moldoveanu, M. C., and H. H. Stevenson. "Hard Problems, Godel's Theorem, Dostoyevsky's Devil, and Idiopathic Neuroses: Reflections on the Structure of Theories of ...

Godel’s Theorem of 1931 postulates that some principles of mathematics cannot be proven mathematically, but only by external methods of logic. The epistemological significance of this theorem appears ...

The Science of Science Fiction series is presented in collaboration with York University's Faculty of Science. Dr. Juris Steprâns looks at logic in science fiction, including both the misconceptions ...