[TYPES] Consistency of Quine’s New Foundations

[Gabbay, Jamie]

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to offer a claimed proof of the consistency of Quine's NF:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://arxiv.org/pdf/1406.4060.pdf__;!!IBzWLUs!XwlJVsGrLJIb_jH4H0BhMjxwtaMa7jL-7vZlhcqZRySAdz5WvfLcnCYGD9HMYmo0VpZ7HJLfWEW0EPJ2pm5xkrM0wxyRubA$ 
My colleague Marko Doko, who has worked on NFU, has read through it and believes it to be correct.  I welcome feedback from others who may be interested in this problem.

I have made this paper as accessible as I can, and included plenty of examples and exposition.  The argument itself is fairly elementary, requiring just some basic set theory and model theory.

If you have comments or questions then please do not hesitate to reply here or be in touch directly.

Best regards,
Murdoch Gabbay

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