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Re: Mathematical clarification: Impredicativity in Rosennean parlance

Tim Gwinn says:

>The idea of summarizing in a few list posts -
>whether via a handful of examples or excised quotes - for the sake of
>scrutinization, a man's work which spans almost half a century, consists not
>only of theories but also a philosophy of science and epistemology into
>which those theories belong, strikes me as entirely ill-advised.

  Even so, is it really impossible to give one or two examples of
"why questions" that are answered within the formal systems of
mathematics, and "why questions" that are not so answered?