It now becomes clear that consistency is not a property of a formal system per se, but depends on the interpretation whi — Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
It now becomes clear that consistency is not a property of a formal system per se, but depends on the interpretation whi — Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
It now becomes clear that consistency is not a property of a formal system per se, but depends on the interpretation whi — Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
It now becomes clear that consistency is not a property of a formal system per se, but depends on the interpretation whi — Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
It now becomes clear that consistency is not a property of a formal system per se, but depends on the interpretation whi — Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
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It now becomes clear that consistency is not a property of a formal system per se, but depends on the interpretation which is proposed for it. By the same token, inconsistency is not an intrinsic property of any formal system.

— Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
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