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Friedman Claims Foundations of Mathematics Are Totally Up in the Air
Theories of Everything
The Genius Who Invented Reverse Mathematics
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"Are totally up in the air. Or are more mysterious than ever. That would be a correct encapsulation. That's my view."
Professor Harvey Friedman, who founded reverse mathematics and was the youngest tenured professor ever at 18, stated that the foundations of mathematics are now more mysterious than ever due to his work. Despite decades of progress, his research has made the ultimate view of truth in mathematics a totally open question rather than clarifying it.
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