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Logic as Universal Science

Russell's Early Logicism and its Philosophical Context

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Anssi Korhonen

    1. University of Helsinki, Finland

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Part of the book series: History of Analytic Philosophy (History of Analytic Philosophy)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Anssi Korhonen
    Pages 1-17

  4. Kant and Russell on the Mathematical Method

    • Anssi Korhonen
    Pages 34-79

  5. Russell on Kant and the Synthetic a priori

    • Anssi Korhonen
    Pages 80-106

  6. Russell’s Ontological Logic

    • Anssi Korhonen
    Pages 107-157

  7. Russell and the Bolzanian Conception of Logic

    • Anssi Korhonen
    Pages 158-237

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 238-277
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About this book

Logic as Universal Science offers a detailed reconstruction of the underlying philosophy in The Principles of Mathematics showing how Russell sought to deliver a death blow to the dominant Kantian view that formal logic is a concise and dry science and unable to enlarge our understanding.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Helsinki, Finland

    Anssi Korhonen

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About the author

ANSSI KORHONEN is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is specialized in conceptual and historical issues relating to the development of analytic philosophy.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Logic as Universal Science

  • Book Subtitle: Russell's Early Logicism and its Philosophical Context

  • Authors: Anssi Korhonen

  • Series Title: History of Analytic Philosophy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137304858

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-57700-8Published: 05 February 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-36685-9Published: 01 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-30485-8Published: 05 February 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2634-5994

  • Series E-ISSN: 2634-6001

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 277

  • Topics: History of Philosophy, Logic, Analytic Philosophy

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