The Foundations of Arithmetic: A Logico-Mathematical Enquiry into the Concept of Number - Hardcover

Frege, Gottlob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810100231 ISBN 13: 9780810100237

Publisher: Northwestern Univ Pr, 1968

Synopsis

"The Foundations of Arithmetic" is undoubtedly the best introduction to Frege's thought; it is here that Frege expounds the central notions of his philosophy, subjecting the views of his predecessors and contemporaries to devastating analysis. The book represents the first philosophically sound discussion of the concept of number in Western civilization. It profoundly influenced developments in the philosophy of mathematics and in general ontology.

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Review

"There can be no doubt about the greatness of this work." --"Philosophy"
"It will be welcomed by all who are interested in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics . . . Frege's style of exposition is a model for all who think and write about abstract topics." --"Mind"

About the Author

Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (8 November 1848 26 July 1925) was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern logic and made major contributions to the foundations of mathematics. He is generally considered to be the father of analytic philosophy, for his writings on the philosophy of language and mathematics. While he was mainly ignored by the intellectual world when he published his writings, Giuseppe Peano (1858 1932) and Bertrand Russell (1872 1970) introduced his work to later generations of logicians and philosophers."

Edition details

• Publisher: Northwestern Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1968
• ISBN 10: 0810100231
• ISBN 13: 9780810100237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English