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Quote: in a formalized theory, the tools are completely prescribed by its syntax; in proof-analysis, tools are unconstrained

topics > all references > references i-l > QuoteRef: lakaI_1976 , p. 107



Topic:
mathematics as a formal system
Topic:
limitations of formalism
Group:
philosophy of mathematics
Topic:
non-constraining system

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EPSILON: … In order to get a perfect proof one … too difficult to attain. … [footnote:] In proof-analysis there is no limitation of … theory, where problem-solving is a catch-as-catch-can affair. In …   Google-1   Google-2

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