Frege and Other Philosophers

by Michael Dummett

Overview

The ideas of the German philosopher and mathematician Gottlob Frege lie at the root of the analytic movement in philosophy; Michael Dummett is his leading modern critical interpreter and one of today's most eminent philosophers. This volume collects together fifteen of Dummett's classic essays on Frege and related subjects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191520051
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/14/1991
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)
File size:	520 KB

Table of Contents

Frege on the consistency of mathematical theories; Frege and the paradox of analysis; On a question of Frege's about right-ordered groups (With S. A. Adeleke and P. M. Neumann); Frege's 'Kernsatze zur Logik'; Frege as a realist; Objectivity and reality in Lotze and Frege; Frege and Kant on geometry; An unsuccessful dig; Second thoughts; Which end of the telescope?; Frege and Wittgenstein; Frege's myth of the third realm; Thought and perception: the views of two philosophical innovators; More about thoughts; The relative priority of thought and language; Appendix: Writings on Frege by Michael Dummett; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"A welcome volume....Overall, a philosophically rich and challenging collection. Highly recommended for advanced undergraduates and above."—Choice

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