Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy

by Bertrand Russell

Overview

Bertrand Russell is the most important philosopher of mathematics of the twentieth century. The author of The Principles of Mathematics, and, with Alfred Whitehead, the massive Principia Mathematica, Russell brought together his formidable knowledge of the subject and his skills as a gifted communicator to provide a classic introduction to the philosophy of mathematics. Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy sets out in a lucid and non-technical way the main ideas of Principia Mathematica. It is as inspiring and useful to the beginner as it was when it was first published in 1919.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851247380
Publisher:	Coronet Books Inc
Publication date:	03/01/2008
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician, Russell was and remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Michael Potter Preface 1. The Series of Natural Numbers 2. Definition of Number 3. Finitude and Mathematical Induction 4. The Definition of Order 5. Kinds of Relations 6. Similarity of Relations 7. Rational, Real, and Complex Numbers 8. Infinite Cardinal Numbers 9. Infinite Series and Ordinals 10. Limits and Continuity 11. Limits and Continuity of Functions 12. Selections and the Multiplicative Axiom 13. The Axiom of Infinity and Logical Types 14. Incompatibility and the Theory of Deduction 15. Propositional Functions 16. Descriptions 17. Classes 18. Mathematics and Logic. Index