The Philosopher
Leon Henkin
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- American
- Schools:
- First-order logic, Type theory, Cylindric algebra, Nominalism
- Branchs:
- Mathematical logic, Model theory, Type theory, Algebra, Algebraic logic, Philosophy of mathematics, Mathematics Education
- Period:
- 20th century
The synopsis
The works
The completeness of the first-order functional calculus
Completeness in the theory of types
Banishing the Rule of Substitution for Functional Variables
Some interconnections between modern algebra and mathematical logic
Some notes on nominalism
On mathematical induction
Are logic and mathematics identical?
Mathematical foundations for mathematics
The discovery of my completeness proofs