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Single Idea 16309

[filed under theme 4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory ]

Full Idea

Almost any subject with any formal rigour employs some set theory.

Gist of Idea

Every attempt at formal rigour uses some set theory

Source

Volker Halbach (Axiomatic Theories of Truth [2011], 4.1)

Book Ref

Halbach,Volker: 'Axiomatic Theories of Truth' [CUP 2011], p.25

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A Reaction

This is partly because mathematics is often seen as founded in set theory, and formal rigour tends to be mathematical in character.