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Constructivism and metamathematics

Jan Woleński(Jagellonian University)

pp. 513-520

Abstract

This paper discusses the problem of availability of constructive metamathematics for constructive theories. Since intuitionism is usually considered as the most important kind of constructivism, we have the following question: Is it possible to give intuitionistically acceptable proofs of metamathematical theorems? This issue is illustrated by the completeness theorem for intuitionistic predicate logic and the consistency of arithmetic. The conclusion is that hitherto collected evidence justifies the claim that the universal intuitionistic metamathematics is very problematic.

Publication details

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Koslow Arnold, Buchsbaum Arthur (2015) The road to universal logic I: Festschrift for 50th birthday of Jean-Yves Béziau. Basel, Birkhäuser.

Pages: 513-520

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10193-4_25

Full citation:

Woleński Jan (2015) „Constructivism and metamathematics“, In: A. Koslow & A. Buchsbaum (eds.), The road to universal logic I, Basel, Birkhäuser, 513–520.