The Evolution of Logic

by W.D. Hart

Book Overview

Examines the relations between logic and philosophy over the last 150 years. Logic underwent a major renaissance beginning in the nineteenth century. Cantor almost tamed the infinite, and Frege aimed to undercut Kant by reducing mathematics to logic. These achievements were threatened by the paradoxes, like Russell's. This ferment generated excellent philosophy (and mathematics) by excellent philosophers (and mathematicians) up to World War II. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521747724
• ISBN13: 9780521747721
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"