"This book chronicles the work of mathematician Ernst Zermelo (1871-1953) and his development of set theory's crucial principle, the axiom of choice. It covers
This book grew out of my interest in what is common to three disciplines: mathematics, philosophy, and history. The origins of Zermelo's Axiom of Choice, as wel
This book presents an overview of the development of the Axiom of Choice since its introduction by Zermelo at the beginning of the last century. The book survey