Acknowledgments Introduction The Problem of Consistency Absolute Proofs of Consistency The Systematic Codification of Formal Logic An Example of a Successful Absolute Proof of Consistency The Idea of Mapping and Its Use in Mathematics Gédel's Proofs A Giidel numbering B The arithmetizatlon of meta-mathematics C The heart of Gédel's argument Concluding Reflections Appendix: Notes Brief Bibliography Index.

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