There’s Something About Godel is a lucid and accessible guide to Godel’s revolutionary Incompleteness Theorem , considered one of the most astounding argumentative sequences in the history of human thought. It is also an exploration of the most controversial alleged philosophical outcomes of the Theorem . Divided into two parts, the first section introduces the reader to the Incompleteness Theorem – the argument that all mathematical systems contain statements which are true, yet which cannot be proved within the system. Berto describes the historical context surrounding Godel?s accomplishment, explains step–by–step the key aspects of the Theorem , and explores the technical issues of incompleteness in formal logical systems. The second half, The World After Godel , considers some of the most famous – and infamous – claims arising from Godel?s theorem in the areas of the philosophy of mathematics, metaphysics, the philosophy of mind,...

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