{"title":"Ernest Nagel","description":"Ernest Nagel was John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University.","products":[{"product_id":"godels-proof-paperback","title":"Godel's Proof - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGodel's Proof \u003c\/em\u003ewas first published in the US in 1958. In 1931 there appeared in a German scientific periodical a relatively short paper with the forbidding title \"On Formally Undecidable propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems\". Its author was Kurt Godel, then a young mathematician of 25 at the University of Vienna who since 1938 was a permanent member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. The paper is a milestone in the history of logic and mathematics. When Harvard University awarded Godel an honorary degree, the citation described the work as one of the most important advances in logic in modern times. At the time of its appearance, however, neither the title of Godel's paper nor its content was intelligible to most mathematicians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376794009823,"sku":"9781774645024","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/lnn7lz-qbN9781774645024.webp?v=1789225353"},{"product_id":"godels-proof-paperback-1","title":"Gödel's Proof - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible explanation of Kurt Gödel's groundbreaking work in mathematical logic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1931 Kurt Gödel published his fundamental paper, \"On Formally Undecidable Propositions of \u003ci\u003ePrincipia Mathematica\u003c\/i\u003e and Related Systems.\" This revolutionary paper challenged certain basic assumptions underlying much research in mathematics and logic. Gödel received public recognition of his work in 1951 when he was awarded the first Albert Einstein Award for achievement in the natural sciences--perhaps the highest award of its kind in the United States. The award committee described his work in mathematical logic as \"one of the greatest contributions to the sciences in recent times.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e However, few mathematicians of the time were equipped to understand the young scholar's complex proof. Ernest Nagel and James Newman provide a readable and accessible explanation to both scholars and non-specialists of the main ideas and broad implications of Gödel's discovery. It offers every educated person with a taste for logic and philosophy the chance to understand a previously difficult and inaccessible subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e New York University Press is proud to publish this special edition of one of its bestselling books. With a new introduction by Douglas R. Hofstadter, this book will appeal students, scholars, and professionals in the fields of mathematics, computer science, logic and philosophy, and science.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376800661727,"sku":"9780814758373","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/m-qhMKdKN29780814758373.webp?v=1789225371"},{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-logic-and-scientific-method-paperback","title":"An Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method is a college level primer on logic. This book was widely used by scholars especially those studying economics as an introduction to logical thought in preparation for intellectual discourse. Ludwig von Mises was known to say that all students of economics should read this book as a first step in their training as economists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51379437338847,"sku":"9781931541916","price":48.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/YhI8CEoSgk9781931541916.webp?v=1789272508"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/ernest-nagel.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}