Essays in constructive mathematics (eBook, 2005) (WorldCat.
Constructive mathematics. Much constructive mathematics uses intuitionistic logic, which is essentially classical logic without the law of the excluded middle which states that for any proposition, either that proposition is true, or its negation is. This is not to say that the law of the excluded middle is denied entirely; special cases of the law will be provable.The latter statement is generally regarded in constructive mathematics as being weaker than 12). Thus, constructive mathematics does not apply the rule of cancelling the double negation nor, consequently, the law of the excluded middle (the constructive treatment of disjunction also indicates that there is no basis for accepting the latter).Constructive mathematics. What is nowadays called constructive mathematics is closely related to effective mathematics and intuitionistic mathematics. One of the seminal publications in (American) constructive mathematics is the book Foundations of Constructive Analysisby Errett Albert Bishop (1967). In philosophical remarks in this book.
At a deeper level, the question is tricker to answer, at least if recast in the form, “What, if any, choice axioms are permissible in constructive mathematics?”. Some constructive mathematicians, notably Fred Richman, doubt the constructive validity of even countable choice (and hence of dependent choice).Adhering to the principle of constructivism lends constructive mathematics certainty and confidence, and leaves little room for unpleasant surprises like paradoxes or contradictions. Eventually, it's hard to imagine a more obvious and tangible evidence of existence than that of a constructed representation. The price we pay is that proofs tend.
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