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Full Idea
The goal of my theory is to establish once and for all the certitude of mathematical methods.
Gist of Idea
I aim to establish certainty for mathematical methods
Source
David Hilbert (On the Infinite [1925], p.184)
Book Ref
'Philosophy of Mathematics: readings (2nd)', ed/tr. Benacerraf/Putnam [CUP 1983], p.184
A Reaction
This is the clearest statement of the famous Hilbert Programme, which is said to have been brought to an abrupt end by Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems.