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Cantor's paradise

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Cantor's paradise is an expression used by David Hilbert in describing set theory and infinite cardinal numbers developed by Georg Cantor. The context of Hilbert's comment was his opposition to what he saw as Brouwer's reductive attempts to circumscribe what kind of mathematics is acceptable; see Brouwer–Hilbert controversy.

Reference

Ferreirós, José (2008). Labyrinth of Thought: A History of Set Theory and Its Role in Modern Mathematics (2nd revised ed.). Basel: Birkhäuser. ISBN 3-7643-8350-X. Zbl 1119.03044.

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