proof equivalence of formulation of foundation
We show that each of the three formulations of the axiom of foundation given are equivalent
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Let be a set and consider any function . Consider . By assumption, there is some such that , hence .
Let be some formula such that is true and for every such that , there is some such that . Then define and is some such that . This would construct a function violating the assumption, so there is no such .
Let be a nonempty set and define . Then is true for some , and by assumption, there is some such that but there is no such that . Hence but .