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Logical dilemmas : the life and work of Kurt Godel / John W. Dawson, Jr. - Wellesley, MA : A K Peters, c1997. - xiv, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.

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Der Herr Warum (1906-1924) -- Intellectual maturation (1924-1929) -- Excursus a capsule history of the development of logic to 1928 -- Moment of impact (1929-1931) -- Dozent in absentia (1932-1937) -- "Jetzt, Mengenlehre" (1937-1939) -- Homecoming and hegira (1939-1940) -- Years of transition (1940-1946) -- Philosophy and cosmology (1946-1951) -- Recognition and reclusion (1951-1961) -- New light on the continuum problem (1961-1968) -- Withdrawal (1969-1978) -- Aftermath (1978-1981) -- Reflections on Godel's life and legacy.

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