Russell''s Unknown Logicism - A Study in the History and Philosophy of Mathematics

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

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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

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• Authors: S Gandon, S. Gandon, Sebastien Gandon
• Assisted by: Kenneth A Loparo (Editor), Michae Beaney (Editor), Michael Beaney (Editor), Kenneth A. Loparo (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349366835
• ISBN: 978-1-349-36683-5
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: History of Analytic Philosophy; History of Analytic Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; B, Logic, Analytische Philosophie und logischer Positivismus, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophie: Logik, Philosophische Traditionen und Denkschulen, Mathematics—Philosophy, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy: logic, Analysis (Philosophy), Analytic Philosophy, Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism, Early Modern Philosophy