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4.0 out of 5 stars
Too Few Works Like This,
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This review is from: Memoirs of a Proof Theorist: Gödel and Other Logicians (Hardcover)
It's uncommon to find a memoir from a mathematician -- even surprising to find a memoir from a mathematician about mathematics. It's plausible this is due to the view that to learn mathematics you're better off learning from a textbook, where there's some attempt at coherence, the standards of rigor are met, etc. etc. But an insider will recollect an additional source of mathematical knowledge that one will rarely find in any published work, namely folklore. This is what is so brilliant about Takeuti's book. There is much of instructional value and interest to come from this text -- yet it's hardly more than a very loose conversation about a variety of topics associated with logic. Hearing an expert discuss mathematics loosely is probably closer to how they're actually thinking about mathematics. I've found much to enjoy in this book and I hope others decide to put their thoughts in more personal language as this eminent logician has done.
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Memoirs of a Proof Theorist: Gödel and Other Logicians by Gaisi Takeuti (Hardcover - Feb. 2003)
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