Single Idea 13482

[catalogued under 5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / c. Burali-Forti's paradox]

Full Idea

The Burali-Forti Paradox was a crisis for Cantor's theory of ordinal numbers.

Gist of Idea

The Burali-Forti paradox is a crisis for Cantor's ordinals

Source

William D. Hart (The Evolution of Logic [2010], 3)

Book Reference

Hart,W.D.: 'The Evolution of Logic' [CUP 2010], p.59

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