I'm not aware that he was a social critic, but according to Rebecca Goldstein, he was a first class metaphysical control freak, leaving nothing to ambiguity or contingency. I don't know whether Godel would say anything about law, but surely it hardly holds up to the standards of formal mathematics, and no one would be follish enough to think it does.
-----Original Message----- From: Charles Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mar 15, 2005 4:30 PM To: 'Forum for the discussion of theoretical issues raised by Karl Marx and the thinkers he inspired' <marxism-thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu> Subject: [Marxism-Thaxis] Does Gödel Matter? > > %%%%%% > CB: I think Hegel mentions math and jurisprudence as prime areas of the > operation of formal logic. > > VFR: True enough, but I've a strong feeling that there's more to the lawlessness of laws and constitutions than formal logic. > ^^^^^^ CB: I'm curious to hear your discussion of the more there is to it. I was just thinking that _Goedel_ was likely to find logical problems with the consistency or completeness of jurisprudential laws and constitutions. Or was he a social critic that I don't know about ? _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis