Full Idea
We can live without completeness in logic, and live well.
Gist of Idea
We can live well without completeness in logic
Source
Stewart Shapiro (Foundations without Foundationalism [1991], Pref)
Book Reference
Shapiro,Stewart: 'Foundations without Foundationalism' [OUP 1991], p.-14
A Reaction
This is the kind of heady suggestion that American philosophers love to make. Sounds OK to me, though. Our ability to draw good inferences should be expected to outrun our ability to actually prove them. Completeness is for wimps.