Russell's Metaphysical Logic

Linsky, Bernard

ISBN 10: 1575862107 / ISBN 13: 9781575862101

Published by Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 1999

1999.Softcover.Ex-libris.Very good condition.150 pages.Ships from Japan.Usually ships in 1-2 working days. Seller Inventory # 27893

Synopsis:

This study reconciles distinct aspects of Russell's thought long thought to be incompatible, the metaphysics of universals and facts from Russell's Logical Atomism period and the philosophical justification of the ramified theory of types in the Introduction to Principia Mathematica. This account, which interprets Russell as being a realist about both universals and propositional functions, while distinguishing the two, provides a defense of some problematic features of the logic of PM including the Axiom of Reducibility and the Vicious Circle Principle. Russell's seemingly ambivalent attitude towards propositions and functions is explained by interpreting both with a broadened notion of logical construction. Contrary to other recent interpretations, this account follows Alonzo Church's technical formulation of the ramified theory of types and interprets the quantifiers as objectual, ranging over functions as entities, while being consistent with the 'multiple relation' theory of judgment.

About the Author: Bernard Linsky is professor of philosophy at the University of Alberta and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the author of The Evolution of Principia Mathematica: Bertrand Russell's Manuscripts and Notes for the Second Edition.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Russell's Metaphysical Logic
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
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