Piergiorgio Odifreddi is an Italian mathematician, logician, and aficionado of the history of science. He is also extremely active as a popular science writer and essayist, particularly from the perspective of philosophical atheism as a member of the Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics. His work bridges scientific thought with philosophical inquiry, offering a rationalist viewpoint on existence. Odifreddi's writing is characterized by its intellectual rigor and clear communication of complex ideas.
Concentrates on thirty highlights of pure and applied mathematics. This book opens by discussing the four main philosophical foundations of mathematics of the nineteenth century and ends by describing the four important open mathematical problems of the twenty-first century.
This multifaceted collection of essays, reminiscences and professional papers combine to create a tribute to Georg Kreisel, the influential logician and mathematical philosopher. The book aims to communicate to a wider circle his personal and intellectual influence. The contributors include Verena Huber-Dyson, Sol Feferman and Francis Crick.