[FOM] The Gold Standard/correction
Robert M. Solovay
solovay at Math.Berkeley.EDU
Thu Feb 23 16:44:06 EST 2006
A tiny remark below.
On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Harvey Friedman wrote:
>
> ZC looks like the closest formalization of general mathematical practice -
> IF one insists on no coding.
>
> Of course, some interesting stuff is missing...
>
ZC is equiconsitent with ZC + Mostowski collapse + "Every set has a
transitive closure". The latter theory is much more pleasant for the
set-theorist to work in than ZC. {But of course not as nice as ZFC.]
--Bob Solovay
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