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ZFC

An embedding of ZFC into Agda. I assumed the excluded middle (on Prop) and function extensionality.

The theory of sets is represented as a postulated type of all sets 𝕍, and a relation _∈_ on it. The non-non-constructive axioms (power set, replacement, etc.) are represented as postulated functions together with Agda REWRITE rules. For instance, z ∈ 𝒫 x reduces to z ⊆ x; and z ∈ ⟦ y ∈ x ∥ P ⟧ reduces to z ∈ x ∧ P z. On the other hand, complex constructions based on these postulates are marked as abstract, to prevent definition explosion.

I have finished stating the axioms of ZF, and explored some of their consequences. Hopefully I have enough comments in there.

Also, a propositional logic solver is present in the logic.agda file. Input a proposition with variables, if it is a tautology, the solver outputs a function ⊤ -> [proposition]; else it generates a function ⊥ -> [Proposition]. It looks quite neat, and is sufficient for many uses.

Further explorations

  • What is the best way to deal with stuff in Agda + LEM? This area seems unexplored by most of the people. I reckon it'd be super cool to have a resolution + paramodulation solver implemented and verified entirely in Agda.
  • ZFC (or any other set theory, constructive or not) with some computational rules is interesting to work with! Maybe ZFC don't work out as well as NBG, but anyway look at this excerpt, isn't it cool?
-- From extensionality, we immediately obtain that the empty set is unique.
∅-unique : ( x -> x ∈ y ≡ ⊥) -> y ≡ ∅
∅-unique = Extensional  -- Well, that's literally immediate.
  • Is my formulation equivalent to ZFC, or is the dependent types in Agda giving too much power? For instance, the replacement axiom involves an arbitrary predicate _↦_ : 𝕍 -> 𝕍 -> Prop. Does agda give more than first order logic has to give?

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