The Undecidable
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The Undecidable is a classic anthology edited by Martin Davis that collects foundational papers on computability, Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, and the limits of formal mathematical systems.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Undecidable canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2139623 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Undecidable Context triple: [Martin Davis, notableWork, The Undecidable]
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A.
Forever Undecided
Forever Undecided is a logic puzzle book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Gödel’s incompleteness theorems through self-referential riddles and dialogues.
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B.
Gödel, Escher, Bach
Gödel, Escher, Bach is a Pulitzer Prize–winning interdisciplinary book by Douglas Hofstadter that explores deep connections between mathematics, art, music, and human consciousness.
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C.
Entscheidungsproblem
The Entscheidungsproblem is a foundational decision problem in mathematical logic that asks whether there exists a general algorithm to determine the truth or falsity of any given first-order logical statement.
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D.
The Mind’s I
The Mind’s I is a philosophical anthology edited by Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett that explores consciousness, self, and identity through essays, stories, and thought experiments.
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E.
Conjectures and Refutations
Conjectures and Refutations is a major philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of scientific knowledge through the ideas of falsifiability, critical testing, and the growth of knowledge via bold hypotheses and their refutation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Undecidable Target entity description: The Undecidable is a classic anthology edited by Martin Davis that collects foundational papers on computability, Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, and the limits of formal mathematical systems.
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A.
Forever Undecided
Forever Undecided is a logic puzzle book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Gödel’s incompleteness theorems through self-referential riddles and dialogues.
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B.
Gödel, Escher, Bach
Gödel, Escher, Bach is a Pulitzer Prize–winning interdisciplinary book by Douglas Hofstadter that explores deep connections between mathematics, art, music, and human consciousness.
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C.
Entscheidungsproblem
The Entscheidungsproblem is a foundational decision problem in mathematical logic that asks whether there exists a general algorithm to determine the truth or falsity of any given first-order logical statement.
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D.
The Mind’s I
The Mind’s I is a philosophical anthology edited by Douglas Hofstadter and Daniel Dennett that explores consciousness, self, and identity through essays, stories, and thought experiments.
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E.
Conjectures and Refutations
Conjectures and Refutations is a major philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of scientific knowledge through the ideas of falsifiability, critical testing, and the growth of knowledge via bold hypotheses and their refutation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ |
| aim |
to document the development of undecidability results in logic
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to provide primary sources for the theory of computable functions ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy |
Alan Turing
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Alfred Tarski ⓘ Alonzo Church ⓘ David Hilbert ⓘ Emil Post ⓘ Haskell Curry ⓘ J. Barkley Rosser ⓘ Jacques Herbrand ⓘ Kurt Gödel ⓘ Martin Davis ⓘ Moses Schönfinkel ⓘ Paul Bernays ⓘ Stephen Kleene ⓘ Thoralf Skolem ⓘ |
| editor | Martin Davis ⓘ |
| editorialMaterialBy | Martin Davis ⓘ |
| genre |
computability theory
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mathematical logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Church’s papers on the Entscheidungsproblem
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Gödel’s 1931 incompleteness paper (in translation) ⓘ Kleene’s papers on recursive functions ⓘ Post’s papers on recursively enumerable sets ⓘ Turing’s paper on computable numbers and the Entscheidungsproblem ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collecting foundational papers on Gödel’s incompleteness theorems
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collecting foundational papers on computability ⓘ collecting foundational papers on limits of formal mathematical systems ⓘ |
| status | classic anthology in logic and computability ⓘ |
| subject |
Gödel’s incompleteness theorems
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linked to:
Gödel's incompleteness theorems
Hilbert’s program ⓘ computability ⓘ decision problem ⓘ formal systems ⓘ foundations of mathematics ⓘ recursion theory ⓘ undecidability ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
philosophers of mathematics
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researchers in computability theory ⓘ students of mathematical logic ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work in courses on computability theory
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reference work in courses on mathematical logic ⓘ |
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Subject: The Undecidable Description of subject: The Undecidable is a classic anthology edited by Martin Davis that collects foundational papers on computability, Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, and the limits of formal mathematical systems.
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