ABSTRACT

At the end of Chapter 8, I mentioned two results in mathematical logic, those established by Skolem and Gödel, which both have a direct bearing on the infinite. Each is a rich supply of material lying ready to be woven into our understanding of the infinite. Each can be used to strengthen our grasp of the basic issues and problems that have begun to arise. I shall devote this chapter to a study of Skolem’s result, the next to Gödel’s.