Philosopher Profiles
Kurt Gödel
(April 28, 1906 — January 14, 1978)
Gödel is most famous for proving that mathematics is really really complicated. He also proved that maths either has bits missing or doesn't make sense. Something everyone already thought anyway.
Later in life Gödel tried to prove that you cannot, in fact, prove anything. He failed.
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Created: 29th January, 2008 | Last Updated: —
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Kurt Gödel: one of Victor Frankenstein's most famous descendants.
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Main Contributions:
His Incompleteness Theorem -
Quotation:
“Today philosophy has arrived, at best, at the point mathematics was at in Babylonian times.” -
Key Areas:
Mathematics, Logic -
Annoying Habits:
Had some very inconsistent ideas. -
Nicknames:
Corset
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