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

Frege, Gottlob

 
9780810106055: The Foundations of Arithmetic: A Logico-Mathematical Enquiry into the Concept of Number
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ISBN 10: 0810106051 ISBN 13: 9780810106055
Publisher: Northwestern University Press, 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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About the Author

FRIEDRICH LUDWIG GOTTLOB FREGE (1848-1925) 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.

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Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Publication date
1968
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0810106051
ISBN 13 
9780810106055
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
144

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