Dathematics: A Meta-isomorphic Version of 'Standard' Mathematics based on Proper Classes
We show that the (typical) quantitative considerations about proper (as too big) and small classes are just tangential facts regarding the consistency of Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory with Choice. Effectively, we will construct a first-order logic theory D-ZFC (Dual theory of ZFC) strictly based on (a...
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Zusammenfassung: | We show that the (typical) quantitative considerations about proper (as too
big) and small classes are just tangential facts regarding the consistency of
Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory with Choice. Effectively, we will construct a
first-order logic theory D-ZFC (Dual theory of ZFC) strictly based on (a
particular sub-collection of) proper classes with a corresponding special
membership relation, such that ZFC and D-ZFC are meta-isomorphic frameworks
(together with a more general dualization theorem). More specifically, for any
standard formal definition, axiom and theorem that can be described and deduced
in ZFC, there exists a corresponding `dual' version in D-ZFC and vice versa.
Finally, we prove the meta-fact that (classic) mathematics (i.e. theories
grounded on ZFC) and dathematics (i.e. dual theories grounded on D-ZFC) are
meta-isomorphic. This shows that proper classes are as suitable (primitive
notions) as sets for building a foundational framework for mathematics. |
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DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.1804.02439 |