Impossible Sets

Delve into Bertrand Russell's profoundly simple paradox that undermined Cantor's theory of sets. Then follow the scramble to fix set theory and all of mathematics with a new set of axioms, designed to avoid all paradoxes and keep mathematics consistent - a goal that was partly met by the Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory.

English
  • Originally Aired July 23, 2015
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created June 18, 2021 by
    blueflinko
  • Modified June 18, 2021 by
    blueflinko