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Russell's Unknown Logicism

A Study in the History and Philosophy of Mathematics

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Sébastien Gandon

    1. Clermont Université, USA
      Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France

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

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Sébastien Gandon
    Pages 1-15

  3. Projective Geometry

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    Pages 16-48

  4. Metrical Geometry

    • Sébastien Gandon
    Pages 49-78

  5. Geometry, Logicism and ‘If-Thenism’

    • Sébastien Gandon
    Pages 79-106

  6. Quantity in The Principles of Mathematics

    • Sébastien Gandon
    Pages 107-133

  7. Quantity in Principia Mathematica

    • Sébastien Gandon
    Pages 134-159

  8. Application Constraint in Principia Mathematica

    • Sébastien Gandon
    Pages 160-186

  9. Russell’s Universalism and Topic-Specificity

    • Sébastien Gandon
    Pages 187-212

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 213-263
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About this book

In this excellent book Sebastien Gandon focuses mainly on Russell's two major texts, Principa Mathematica and Principle of Mathematics , meticulously unpicking the details of these texts and bringing a new interpretation of both the mathematical and the philosophical content. Winner of The Bertrand Russell Society Book Award 2013.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Clermont Université, USA

    Sébastien Gandon

  • Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France

    Sébastien Gandon

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SEBASTIEN GANDON Professor of Philosophy at the Universite Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Winner of The Bertrand Russell Society Book Award 2013

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