Gödel Versus Wittgenstein

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science
Cover of the book Gödel Versus Wittgenstein by Mike Hockney, Lulu.com
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mike Hockney ISBN: 9781326521295
Publisher: Lulu.com Publication: January 1, 2016
Imprint: Lulu.com Language: English
Author: Mike Hockney
ISBN: 9781326521295
Publisher: Lulu.com
Publication: January 1, 2016
Imprint: Lulu.com
Language: English
Perhaps nothing has been more misinterpreted than Gödel’s incompleteness theorems. Stephen Hawking, adopting the popular misconception, said, “Thus mathematics is either inconsistent, or incomplete. The smart money is on incomplete.” If mathematics is tautology, as Wittgenstein said, mathematics cannot be inconsistent and/or incomplete, and so Gödel’s work cannot be about mathematics. If mathematics is not tautological, mathematics is mired in inconsistency and/or incompleteness, just as Stephen Hawking said, hence is unreliable. If mathematics is non-ontological, it cannot say anything about reality. If mathematics is ontological, it’s the only thing that can say anything true about reality. There can’t be a world where math is a bit true and a bit false. Either the world is wholly mathematical – in which case math and not science is how we must study the world – or the world isn’t mathematical at all, in which case it’s absurd for science to use math.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Perhaps nothing has been more misinterpreted than Gödel’s incompleteness theorems. Stephen Hawking, adopting the popular misconception, said, “Thus mathematics is either inconsistent, or incomplete. The smart money is on incomplete.” If mathematics is tautology, as Wittgenstein said, mathematics cannot be inconsistent and/or incomplete, and so Gödel’s work cannot be about mathematics. If mathematics is not tautological, mathematics is mired in inconsistency and/or incompleteness, just as Stephen Hawking said, hence is unreliable. If mathematics is non-ontological, it cannot say anything about reality. If mathematics is ontological, it’s the only thing that can say anything true about reality. There can’t be a world where math is a bit true and a bit false. Either the world is wholly mathematical – in which case math and not science is how we must study the world – or the world isn’t mathematical at all, in which case it’s absurd for science to use math.

More books from Lulu.com

Cover of the book The New Way of Blessing - Using Your Blessing by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book Safe Boating Pocket Guide by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book Collected Works : Vol. 1 by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book Vestigial Surreality: 11 by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book Pembleton Brooklands 'My Kinda Car' by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book German Haus: A Romantic Thriller by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book Khutbah Tutunjiyyih by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book A Thousand Dollars a Night by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book Fitness Nutrition: Top 20 Nutrition Tips to Get In Shape by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book Is There Anyone Stronger Then Shumon? by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book 101 Powerful Children Affirmations a Guide to Positive Child Self Image by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book Life's Like That by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book The 2015 Short Sale by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book The Mormon Delusion. Volume 2: The Secret Truth Withheld From 13 Million Mormons. by Mike Hockney
Cover of the book Journeys of Hope and Fear by Mike Hockney
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy