The Search for Mathematical Roots, 1870-1940: Logics, Set Theories and the Foundations of Mathematics from Cantor Through Russell to Gödel

by Ivor Grattan-Guinness

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While many books have been written about Bertrand Russell's philosophy and some on his logic, I. Grattan-Guinness has written the first comprehensive history of the mathematical background, content, and impact of the mathematical logic and philosophy of mathematics that Russell developed with A. N. Whitehead in their Principia mathematica (1910-1913).
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This definitive history of a critical period in mathematics includes detailed...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:069105858X

ISBN13:9780691058580

Release Date:November 2000

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:624 Pages

Weight:2.18 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Arithmetic Math Mathematics Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Popular & Elementary Pure Mathematics Science & Math Set Theory

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