[FOM] Impredicativity needed?

Bill Taylor W.Taylor at math.canterbury.ac.nz
Thu Apr 6 02:10:07 EDT 2006


Somehow it came across me, on first seeing a sketch of them,
that the standard proofs of basic Ramsey theory results
made use of impredicativity in an essential way.
(There may be longer proofs that do not, OC.)

Can anyone confirm please?  Do basic Ramsey theory proofs require it?

Bill Taylor



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