Axiom of Choice/Examples/Russell's Socks and Shoes/Historical Note

Historical Note on Russell's Socks and Shoes

This example was devised by Bertrand Russell as a neat illustration of how the Axiom of Choice can be used.

Sources

• 2010: Raymond M. Smullyan and Melvin Fitting: Set Theory and the Continuum Problem (revised ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $4$: Superinduction, Well Ordering and Choice: Part $\text I$ -- Superinduction and Well Ordering: $\S 1$ Introduction to well ordering