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abstract: 'This is a review of Vicious Circles: On the Mathematics of Non-Wellfounded Phenomena, by Jon Barwise and Lawrence Moss, published by CSLI (Center for the Study of Language and Information) Publications in 1996.'
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keywords: 'ZF (Zermelo-Fraenkel) set theory, circularity, paradox, non-wellfounded sets (hypersets), bisimulation, The Solution Lemma, AFA (anti-foundation axiom), modal logic, games, greatest fixed points.'
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title: 'Book Review -- Jon Barwise and Lawrence Moss, Vicious Circles: On the Mathematics of Non-Wellfounded Phenomena'
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