Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy
- 作者
- 出版社 Dover Publications
- 出版时间 1993年9月
- ISBN 9780486277240
- 定价 143.80
内容简介
InthewordsofBertrandRussell，"Becauselanguageismisleading，aswellasbecauseitisdiffuseandinexactwhenappliedtologic(forwhichitwasneverintended)，logicalsymbolismisabsolutelynecessarytoanyexactorthoroughtreatmentofmathematicalphilosophy."Thatassertionunderliesthisbook，aseminalworkinthefieldformorethan70years.Init，Russelloffersanontechnical，undogmaticaccountofhisphilosophicalcriticismasitrelatestoarithmeticandlogic.Ratherthananexhaustivetreatment，however，theinfluentialphilosopherandmathematicianfocusesoncertainissuesofmathematicallogicthat，tohismind，invalidatedmuchtraditionalandcontemporaryphilosophy.
Indealingwithsuchtopicsasnumber，order，relations，limitsandcontinuity，propositionalfunctions，descriptions，andclasses，Russellwritesinaclear，accessiblemanner，requiringneitheraknowledgeofmathematicsnoranaptitudeformathematicalsymbolism.Theresultisathought-provokingexcursionintothefascinatingrealmwheremathematicsandphilosophymeet—aphilosophicalclassicthatwillbewelcomedbyanythinkingpersoninterestedinthiscrucialareaofmodernthought.
Indealingwithsuchtopicsasnumber，order，relations，limitsandcontinuity，propositionalfunctions，descriptions，andclasses，Russellwritesinaclear，accessiblemanner，requiringneitheraknowledgeofmathematicsnoranaptitudeformathematicalsymbolism.Theresultisathought-provokingexcursionintothefascinatingrealmwheremathematicsandphilosophymeet—aphilosophicalclassicthatwillbewelcomedbyanythinkingpersoninterestedinthiscrucialareaofmodernthought.
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