Russell''s Philosophy of Logical Analysis, 1897-1905

Informationen zum Autor Jolen Galaugher received her PhD from McMaster University, Canada, home to the Russell Archives. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Iowa, USA. In Winter 2014 she will hold the Visiting Russell Professorship at McMaster University, where she will continue research in the History of Analytic philosophy. Klappentext This systematic and historical treatment of Russell's contributions to analytic philosophy, from his embrace of analysis in 1898 to his landmark theory of descriptions in 1905, draws important connections between his philosophically motivated conception of analysis and the technical apparatus he devised to facilitate analyses in mathematics Zusammenfassung This systematic and historical treatment of Russell's contributions to analytic philosophy, from his embrace of analysis in 1898 to his landmark theory of descriptions in 1905, draws important connections between his philosophically motivated conception of analysis and the technical apparatus he devised to facilitate analyses in mathematics Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor's Foreword Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Analysis and the Decomposition of Idealism 2. Relations in Analysis 3. Logicism and the Analysis of Mathematical Propositions 4. Logic and Analysis in Russell's Definition of Number 5. Toward A New Theory of Denoting Conclusion Notes BibliographyIndex

Résumé

This systematic and historical treatment of Russell's contributions to analytic philosophy, from his embrace of analysis in 1898 to his landmark theory of descriptions in 1905, draws important connections between his philosophically motivated conception of analysis and the technical apparatus he devised to facilitate analyses in mathematics

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: J Galaugher, J. Galaugher, Jolen Galaugher
• Edition: Palgrave UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 06.11.2013
• EAN: 9781137302069
• ISBN: 978-1-137-30206-9
• Pages: 230
• Thèmes: History of Analytic Philosophy; History of Analytic Philosophy
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: de l'Antiquité à nos jours; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Mathématiques > Général, dictionnaires; B, History, Logic, Philosophy, Mathematics, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Mathematics, History of mathematics, History of Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics—Philosophy, Mathematical logic, Mathematical Logic and Foundations, Mathematical foundations, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy: logic, Analysis (Philosophy), Analytic Philosophy, Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism, logic;mathematics;philosophy;proposition