Concept

Naive set theory

Overview

one of several theories of sets used in the discussion of the foundations of mathematics; defined informally, in natural language

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Related ideas

• First-order logic
• Georg Cantor
• Giuseppe Peano
• Infinite set
• Integer
• Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory
• Negation
• Foundations of mathematics
• Logical conjunction
• Proof theory
• Function (mathematics)
• Mathematical logic
• Real number
• Natural language
• Natural number
• Number
• Ordered pair
• Relation (mathematics)
• Domain of discourse
• Richard Dedekind
• Intersection (set theory)
• Power set
• President of the United States
• René Descartes

Opposing perspectives

• Antinomy

Place in the tradition

Part of Analytic philosophy.

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