Russell's Unknown Logicism

A Study in the History and Philosophy of Mathematics
2012. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-57699-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 263 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: History of Analytic Philosophy

In this excellent book Sebastien Gandon focuses mainly on Russell's two major texts, Principa Mathematica and Principle of Mathematics, meticulously unpicking the details of these texts and bringing a new interpretation of both the mathematical and the philosophical content. Winner of The Bertrand Russell Society Book Award 2013.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gandon, S.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Philosophie der Mathematik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Analytische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editor's Foreword Acknowledgements List of Figures Introduction Projective Geometry Metrical Geometry Geometry, Logicism and 'if-thenism' Quantity in PoM Quantity in PM Application Constraint in PM Russell's Universalism and Topic-Specificity Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

SEBASTIEN GANDON Professor of Philosophy at the Universite Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Winner of The Bertrand Russell Society Book Award 2013