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Collected Works

This series offers a comprehensive exploration of the intellectual legacy of a pivotal 20th-century thinker. It meticulously compiles published and unpublished works, delving into foundational contributions to logic and mathematics that reshaped entire fields. Beyond groundbreaking scientific theories, the collection also examines profound philosophical insights and unconventional cosmological models, including speculations on time travel. Featuring annotated texts, extensive correspondence, and scholarly commentary, this collection provides deep access to the mind of a genius, serving as an essential resource for academics and intellectually curious readers alike.

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    Kurt Gödel (1906 - 1978) was a preeminent logician of the twentieth century, renowned for his pivotal contributions to the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of number theory, and the consistency of the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis. His work also encompassed constructivity, the decision problem, and the foundations of computability theory, alongside a distinctive philosophical perspective on mathematics. Less recognized is his exploration of unique cosmological models that suggest the theoretical possibility of time travel into the past. The Collected Works serves as a significant compilation of Gödel's intellectual legacy. The first two volumes present his published works in full, both in original form and translation, while the third volume includes a selection of unpublished articles and lecture texts from Gödel's Nachlass. The final two volumes feature Gödel's correspondence on logical, philosophical, and scientific topics, with Volume IV covering A to G and Volume V covering H to Z, along with a complete inventory of his Nachlass. Each volume includes introductory notes with extensive commentary, English translations of German texts, and a comprehensive bibliography. This edition aims to be accessible to a broad audience, making it an essential resource for professionals and students in various fields, as well as anyone interested in the insights of one of the twentieth century's great minds.

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    Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) was the most outstanding logician of the twentieth century. This second volume of a comprehensive edition of Gödel's works collects the remainder of his published work, covering the period 1938-1974. (Volume I included all of his publications from 1929-1936). Each article or closely related group of articles is preceded by an introductory note that elucidates it and places it in historical context. The aim is to make the full body of Gödel's work as accessible and useful to as wide an audience as possible, without in any way sacrificing the requirements of historical and scientific accuracy.

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