There exist formal systems whose negative space (set of non… - Douglas Hofstadter

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There exist formal systems whose negative space (set of non-theorems) is not the positive space (set of theorems) of any formal system.

Douglas Hofstadter

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid · 1999 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Douglas Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945) is a mathematician, cognitive scientist, and Pulitzer Prize winning author.

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Native Name: Douglas Richard Hofstadter

Alternative Names: Douglas R. Hofstadter

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There exist formal systems whose negative space (set of non-theorems) is not the positive space (set of theorems) of any formal system. - Douglas Hofstadter

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