Re: The Theoretical Foundations of the Relational Model

> The whole exercise culminated in an attempt to place all of mathematics
> upon a foundation of logic (until one M. Goedel put the kybosh on that!)

Could you elaborate on this?
Did someone propose that all mathematics can be founded upon logic? What did Goedel do to discount that theory?

> Carnap, Rudolph. _Introduction_to_Symbolic_Logic_and_its_Applications_.
> Russel, Bertrand. _Introduction_to_Mathematical_Philosophy_.
> Langer, Susanne. _An_Introduction_to_Symbolic_Logic_ (This is the best.)

Do these cover 2-D, 3-D, and beyond?
Do you have a recommendation? Received on Mon Jun 17 2002 - 00:28:11 CDT