Bertrand Russell and the Origins of the Set-theoretic Paradoxes - Hardcover

Dantan, Alejandro Ricardo Garciadiego

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3764326697 ISBN 13: 9783764326692

Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 1991

Synopsis

Xll Russell's published works include more than sixty books, several unpublished manuscripts, many hundreds of articles, dozens of radio and TV interviews and films, covering a wide spectrum of knowledge. His writings embrace discussions and analysis of such diverse topics as social sciences, foundations of mathematics, philosophy of physics, philosophy in general, religion, moral sciences, education, pacifism, natural sciences (including biology and physics), linguistics, statistics, probability, eco- nomic theory, history, politics, international affairs and other topics. He corresponded with a large and diverse group of colleagues including both prominent and obscure figures in politics, the arts, humanities and scienc- es. Russell's communication with his colleagues began in the late nine- teenth century and was especially active through much of the twentieth century. In spite of being one of the most controversial public personali- ties of his day (let us not forget that he went to prison twice, was dis- missed from Cambridge University and was prevented from teaching at the College of the City of New York), his merits have been recognized and appreciated. He was awarded many medals, diplomas and honors, including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.

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Synopsis

This book aims to reconstruct and reinterpret the role played by the philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) concerning the origins of the set-theoretic paradoxes. As well as offering an account of Russell's philosophical and mathematical background before 1900, the work presents an analysis of how Russell wrote "The Principles of Mathematics" from 1898-1903. A historical analysis of how other historians have interpreted the same events ("standard" interpretations as the author calls them) is a further feature of the book, as is the examination of how paradoxes emerged as a consequence of Russell's influence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 3764326697
• ISBN 13: 9783764326692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 264