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Is continuum denumerable?

Result description

The article deals with Cantor?s argument for the non-denumerability of reals somewhat in the spirit of Lakatos? logic of mathematical discovery. I argue that there are ?ontologically? safer ways of developing the diagonal argument into a full-fledged theory of continuum, concluding eventually that famous semantic paradoxes based on diagonal construction are caused by superficial understanding of what a name is.

Keywords

continuumdenumerable

The result's identifiers

Alternative languages

  • Result language

    angličtina

  • Original language name

    Is continuum denumerable?

  • Original language description

    The article deals with Cantor?s argument for the non-denumerability of reals somewhat in the spirit of Lakatos? logic of mathematical discovery. I argue that there are ?ontologically? safer ways of developing the diagonal argument into a full-fledged theory of continuum, concluding eventually that famous semantic paradoxes based on diagonal construction are caused by superficial understanding of what a name is.

  • Czech name

    Je kontinuum spočetné?

  • Czech description

    Článek se zabývá Cantorovým argumentem pro nespočetnost reálných čísel v duchu Lakatosovy logiky matematického objevu. Argumentuji, že existují 'ontologicky' bezpečnější způsoby, jak ho rozvinout do plnohodnotné teorie kontinua. Na závěr ukazuji, že některé sémantické paradoxy jsou způsobeny povrchním porozuměním toho, co je vlastní jméno.

Classification

  • Type

    D - Article in proceedings

  • CEP classification

    AA - Philosophy and religion

  • OECD FORD branch

Result continuities

Others

  • Publication year

    2008

  • Confidentiality

    S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Data specific for result type

  • Article name in the collection

    The Logica Yearbook 2007

  • ISBN

    978-80-7007-281-3

  • ISSN

  • e-ISSN

  • Number of pages

    10

  • Pages from-to

  • Publisher name

    Filosofia

  • Place of publication

    Praha

  • Event location

  • Event date

  • Type of event by nationality

  • UT code for WoS article

Basic information

Result type

D - Article in proceedings

D

CEP

AA - Philosophy and religion

Year of implementation

2008