History and Philosophy of Constructive Type Theory
Giovanni Sommaruga
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Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPCF3; HPL; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
A comprehensive survey of Martin-Löf's constructive type theory, considerable parts of which have only been presented by Martin-Löf in lecture form or as part of conference talks. Sommaruga surveys the prehistory of type theory and its highly complex development through eight different stages from 1970 to 1995. He also provides a systematic presentation of the latest version of the theory, as offered by Martin-Löf at Leiden University in Fall 1993. This presentation gives a fuller and updated account of the system. Earlier, brief presentations took no account of the issues related ... Read more
A comprehensive survey of Martin-Löf's constructive type theory, considerable parts of which have only been presented by Martin-Löf in lecture form or as part of conference talks. Sommaruga surveys the prehistory of type theory and its highly complex development through eight different stages from 1970 to 1995. He also provides a systematic presentation of the latest version of the theory, as offered by Martin-Löf at Leiden University in Fall 1993. This presentation gives a fuller and updated account of the system. Earlier, brief presentations took no account of the issues related ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
Series
Synthese Library
Number of Pages
367
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048154036
SKU
V9789048154036
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