Introduction To Mathematical Philosophy
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Edition: 11th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - small tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Good.
At the intersection of logic, language, and number lies one of the twentieth century's most audacious intellectual endeavours — Bertrand Russell's Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy dismantles the foundations of mathematics and rebuilds them from pure logical principles. Written while Russell was imprisoned during World War I, this landmark work presents the essential ideas of his monumental Principia Mathematica in an accessible form, guiding readers through the nature of numbers, series, infinite cardinals, and the logical basis of mathematical truth. Russell argues with characteristic precision and wit that mathematics is not merely a tool of calculation but a discipline rooted entirely in the structures of formal logic, a claim that reshaped both fields irrevocably. Russell's prose strikes a rare balance between rigorous argument and elegant clarity, making formidable concepts — from Cantor's infinite sets to the theory of types — intelligible to the philosophically curious reader without sacrificing intellectual depth. As one of the founding texts of analytic philosophy, this work chronicles a pivotal moment in the history of human thought, when thinkers dared to ask whether certainty itself could be proven. For anyone who has ever wondered whether mathematics is discovered or invented, Russell's answer is as provocative today as it was a century ago.
Author: Bertrand Russell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1963, George Allen and Unwin Ltd
Genre: Philosophy
Edition: 11th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - small tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Good.
At the intersection of logic, language, and number lies one of the twentieth century's most audacious intellectual endeavours — Bertrand Russell's Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy dismantles the foundations of mathematics and rebuilds them from pure logical principles. Written while Russell was imprisoned during World War I, this landmark work presents the essential ideas of his monumental Principia Mathematica in an accessible form, guiding readers through the nature of numbers, series, infinite cardinals, and the logical basis of mathematical truth. Russell argues with characteristic precision and wit that mathematics is not merely a tool of calculation but a discipline rooted entirely in the structures of formal logic, a claim that reshaped both fields irrevocably. Russell's prose strikes a rare balance between rigorous argument and elegant clarity, making formidable concepts — from Cantor's infinite sets to the theory of types — intelligible to the philosophically curious reader without sacrificing intellectual depth. As one of the founding texts of analytic philosophy, this work chronicles a pivotal moment in the history of human thought, when thinkers dared to ask whether certainty itself could be proven. For anyone who has ever wondered whether mathematics is discovered or invented, Russell's answer is as provocative today as it was a century ago.