The Palgrave centenary companion to principia mathematica

To mark the centenary of the 1910 to 1913 publication of the monumental Principia Mathematica by Alfred N. Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, this collection of fifteen new essays by distinguished scholars considers the influence and history of PM over the last hundred years.

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Group Author: Griffin, Nicholas; Linsky, Bernard
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: History of analytic philosophy
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137344632
Summary: To mark the centenary of the 1910 to 1913 publication of the monumental Principia Mathematica by Alfred N. Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, this collection of fifteen new essays by distinguished scholars considers the influence and history of PM over the last hundred years.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137344625, 2013.
Carrier Form: 488 p. : 2 figures, 1 charts.
Audience: Undergraduate.
ISBN: 9781137344632 :
1137344636 :
CLC: O1-0
Contents: Note on Citations Introduction: Nicholas Griffin and Bernard Linsky PART I: THE INFLUENCE OF PM 1. Principia Mathematica: The First Hundred Years-- Alasdair Urquhart 2. David Hilbert and Principia Mathematica-- Reinhard Kahle: 3. Principia Mathematica in Poland-- Jan Wolenski PART II: RUSSELL'S PHILOSOPHY OF LOGIC AND LOGICISM 4. From Logicism to Metatheory-- Patricia Blanchette 5. Russell on Real Variables and Vague Denotation-- Edwin Mares 6. The Logic of Classes and the No-Class Theory-- Byeong-uk Yi 7. Why There Is No Frege-Russell Definition of Number-- Jolen Galaugher PART III: TYPE TH