Description
These papers primarily document Feferman's term as president of
the Association for Symbolic Logic from 1980 to 1982. The material consists largely of
correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, and material from symposia and
lectures.
Background
Solomon Feferman is a Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy and the Patrick Suppes
Family Professor of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University, he became Emeritus
in 2004. Born December 13, 1928 in New York, New York, Feferman earned a B.S. from the
California Institute of Technology in 1948, and his Ph.D. at University of California,
Berkeley in 1957. His interests include mathematical logic, philosophy of mathematics,
and history modern logic.
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Availability
This collection is open for research.