Progress in Computer-Assisted Inductive Theorem Proving by Human-Orientedness and Descente Infinie?

@article{Wirth2009ProgressIC,
  title={Progress in Computer-Assisted Inductive Theorem Proving by Human-Orientedness and Descente Infinie?},
  author={Claus-Peter Wirth},
  journal={ArXiv},
  year={2009},
  volume={abs/0902.3294}
}
In this position paper we briefly review the development hist ory of automated inductive theorem provingandcomputer-assisted mathematical induction . We think that the current low expectations on progress in this field result from a faulty na rrow-scope historical projection. Our main motivation is to explain — on an abstract but hopeful ly sufficiently descriptive level — why we believe that future progress in the field is to re sult from human-orientedness anddescente infinie . 
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