Set theory

Cantor's paradise

Cantor's paradise is an expression used by David Hilbert in describing set theory and infinite cardinal numbers developed by Georg Cantor. The context of Hilbert's comment was his opposition to what he saw as L. E. J. Brouwer's reductive attempts to circumscribe what kind of mathematics is acceptable; see Brouwer–Hilbert controversy. (Wikipedia).

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L. E. J. Brouwer | Set theory | Brouwer–Hilbert controversy | Cardinal number