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Derivability: this is about the question which statements can be obtained according to the rules of a calculus. In logic, derivability refers to the ability to prove a statement from a set of premises using the rules of inference of a given logical system. A statement is said to be derivable if there is a proof of it in the system._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Hennig Genz on Derivability - Dictionary of Arguments
II 216 Derivability/natural laws/physics/Genz: for physicists it is nothing new that some sentences are not derivable: they constantly add sentences about new initial conditions or new laws. Gödel: has at best shown them that this process can never be completed. Decidability/Genz: a discovery can decide a previously undecidable statement. >Physics, >Mathematics, >Derivation, >Decidability, >Decision theory._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Gz I H. Genz Gedankenexperimente Weinheim 1999 Gz II Henning Genz Wie die Naturgesetze Wirklichkeit schaffen. Über Physik und Realität München 2002 |