Recursive Functions and Intuitionistic Mathematics
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Recursive Functions and Intuitionistic Mathematics is a seminal work by Stephen Kleene that develops the theory of recursive (computable) functions within the framework of intuitionistic logic and mathematics.
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Target entity: Recursive Functions and Intuitionistic Mathematics Context triple: [Stephen Kleene, notableWork, Recursive Functions and Intuitionistic Mathematics]
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Elements of Intuitionism
Elements of Intuitionism is a foundational philosophical and logical treatise by Michael Dummett that systematically develops and defends intuitionistic logic and mathematics.
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Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics
Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later writings that critically examines the nature of mathematical truth, proof, and practice from a philosophical and language-centered perspective.
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Brouwer–Heyting–Kolmogorov interpretation
The Brouwer–Heyting–Kolmogorov interpretation is a foundational explanation of intuitionistic logic that interprets logical connectives and proofs in terms of explicit constructions and algorithms rather than classical truth values.
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Hilbert’s program
Hilbert’s program was an influential early-20th-century initiative in the foundations of mathematics that sought to formalize all of mathematics and prove its consistency using finitistic methods.
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Kronecker’s finitism
Kronecker’s finitism is a philosophical and mathematical stance asserting that only finite, constructible mathematical objects and proofs are legitimate, rejecting the existence of actual infinities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Recursive Functions and Intuitionistic Mathematics Target entity description: Recursive Functions and Intuitionistic Mathematics is a seminal work by Stephen Kleene that develops the theory of recursive (computable) functions within the framework of intuitionistic logic and mathematics.
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A.
Elements of Intuitionism
Elements of Intuitionism is a foundational philosophical and logical treatise by Michael Dummett that systematically develops and defends intuitionistic logic and mathematics.
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B.
Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics
Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics is a posthumously published collection of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s later writings that critically examines the nature of mathematical truth, proof, and practice from a philosophical and language-centered perspective.
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C.
Brouwer–Heyting–Kolmogorov interpretation
The Brouwer–Heyting–Kolmogorov interpretation is a foundational explanation of intuitionistic logic that interprets logical connectives and proofs in terms of explicit constructions and algorithms rather than classical truth values.
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D.
Hilbert’s program
Hilbert’s program was an influential early-20th-century initiative in the foundations of mathematics that sought to formalize all of mathematics and prove its consistency using finitistic methods.
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E.
Kronecker’s finitism
Kronecker’s finitism is a philosophical and mathematical stance asserting that only finite, constructible mathematical objects and proofs are legitimate, rejecting the existence of actual infinities.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
logic textbook
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mathematics book ⓘ |
| aim | to develop the theory of recursive functions within intuitionistic mathematics ⓘ |
| author |
Stephen C. Kleene
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Stephen Cole Kleene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
formal treatment of constructive reasoning about recursive functions
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integration of computability theory with intuitionistic logic ⓘ systematic development of recursion theory in an intuitionistic setting ⓘ |
| field |
constructive mathematics
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intuitionistic mathematics ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ recursion theory ⓘ |
| framework |
intuitionistic logic
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intuitionistic mathematics ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Turing computability
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constructive existence proof ⓘ formal system for intuitionistic arithmetic ⓘ intuitionistic proof ⓘ lambda-definable function ⓘ partial recursive function ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alan Turing
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Alonzo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Arend Heyting NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Gödel NERFINISHED ⓘ L. E. J. Brouwer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a seminal work in recursion theory
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clarifying the role of recursive functions in intuitionistic frameworks ⓘ influencing later work in constructive and intuitionistic mathematics ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Foundations of Intuitionistic Mathematics
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Introduction to Metamathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ Theory of recursive functions and effective computability NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Church–Turing thesis
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arithmetical hierarchy ⓘ computable functions ⓘ constructive proof theory ⓘ formal systems ⓘ formalization of computation ⓘ intuitionistic logic ⓘ intuitionistic number theory ⓘ lambda-definability ⓘ partial recursive functions ⓘ primitive recursive functions ⓘ realizability ⓘ recursive functions ⓘ total recursive functions ⓘ |
| topic |
foundations of constructive arithmetic
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relationship between computability and constructive logic ⓘ |
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