Ideas from 'What is Cantor's Continuum Problem?' by Kurt Gödel [1964], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Philosophy of Mathematics: readings (2nd)' (ed/tr Benacerraf/Putnam) [CUP 1983,0-521-29648-x]].

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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / a. Axioms for sets

8679	We perceive the objects of set theory, just as we perceive with our senses

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / o. Axiom of Constructibility V = L

9942	Gödel proved the classical relative consistency of the axiom V = L [Putnam]

5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / a. Set theory paradoxes

18062

Set-theory paradoxes are no worse than sense deception in physics

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / g. Continuum Hypothesis

10868

The Continuum Hypothesis is not inconsistent with the axioms of set theory [Clegg]

13517

If set theory is consistent, we cannot refute or prove the Continuum Hypothesis [Hart,WD]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / a. Mathematical empiricism

10271

Basic mathematics is related to abstract elements of our empirical ideas