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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 6. Mathematics as Set Theory / a. Mathematics is set theory

15929	Set theory will found all of mathematics - except for the notion of proof [Lavine]
	Full Idea: Every theorem of mathematics has a counterpart with set theory - ...but that theory cannot serve as a basis for the notion of proof.
	From: Shaughan Lavine (Understanding the Infinite [1994], V.3)