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Title: Only for a novice
Review: I read Godel's original paper over my winter break (2001) from my second year of medical school at UCSF. It is a fun paper to try to grasp, but unless you are extremely mathematically gifted (like me) or have spent years plodding away studying philosophy or math, then stay away from the original paper. If you are a casual reader and want to read great and important philosophy then stick with Heidigger and Kierkegard and such. Being and Time is a lot more fun if you just want some easy reading. Godel is hard stuff and only accessible to a select few. I loved it.However, if you are new to logic, mathematics or philosophy then you can try to read Nagel's book. I found it too simplistic and way too remedial. If that is your style then buy Nagel. However, if you are more sophisticated like me, then go read the original work. You will be much better off for it.
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