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Historical (Post-Gödel's proof)

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Hilbert's reaction to Gödel's proof where he stopped working on formalism.

Participants (2)

Name Type Mentions
Kurt Gödel person 29 View Entity
David Hilbert person 21 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015894.jpg

Book Excerpt / Evidence Document • 1.6 MB
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This document appears to be page 204 from a book titled 'Are the Androids Dreaming Yet?', which has been included in a House Oversight Committee investigation (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015894). The text is a philosophical and mathematical discussion regarding Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems, the liar's paradox, and the concept of inconsistency in mathematical models. It details David Hilbert's angry reaction to Gödel's work and discusses the implications of these theorems on human creativity and knowledge discovery.

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5/10
Participants
2
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-20 21:33

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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015894.jpg
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Historical (Post-Gödel's proof)

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