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This volume covers the period from the beginning of Whitehead and Russell's work on Volume 2 of the Principles of Mathematics to the critical discovery of the theory of descriptions in 1905. The volume contains a large number of unpublished manuscripts which give a vivd picture of Russell wrestling with the logical paradoxes, often unsuccessfully, as he tries out one foundational scheme after another. Previously unpublished work in the theory of denoting is included, which predates the famous article of 1905. This volume also gathers together several manuscripts on the so-called zig-zag' theory with which Russell attempted to provide a type-free foundation for mathematics. A number of reviews and survey articles, together with two talks on modality and truth, are also published for the first time.

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Author:   Alasdair Urquhart ,  Albert C. Lewis ,  Albert C. Lewis
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 5.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   3.100kg
ISBN:  

9780415094061

ISBN 10:   0415094062
Pages:   808
Publication Date:   02 June 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations Introduction Acknowledgements Chronology Part I. Early Foundational Work 1. Classes 2. Relations 3. Functions Part II. The Zig-Zag Theory 4. Outlines of Symbolic Logic 5. On Functions, Classes and Relations 6. On Functions 7. Fundamental Notions 8. On the Functionality of Denoting Complexes 9. On the Nature of Functions 10. On Classes and Relations Part III. The Theory of Denoting 11. On the Meaning and Denotation of Phrases 12. Dependent Variables and Denotation 13. Points about Denoting 14. On Meaning and Denotation 15. On Fundamentals 16. On Denoting Part IV. Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics 17. Meinong's Theory of Complexes and Assumptions 18. The Axiom of Infinity 19. Non-Euclidean Geometry 20. The Existential Import of Propositions 21. The Nature of Truth 22. Necessity and Possibility 23. On the Relation of Mathematics to Symbolic Logic Part V. Philosophical Reviews 24. Recent Work on the Philosophy of Leibniz 25. Review of Couturat 26. Review of Geissler 27. Principia Ethica 28. The Meaning of Good 29. Review of Delaporte 30. Review of Hinton 31. Review of Petronievics 32. Science and Hypothesis 33. Review of Poincare 34. Review of Meinong and Others Appendices I Frege on the Contradiction II Comments on Definitions of Philosophical Terms III Sur la relation des mathematiques a la logistique Missing and Unprinted Papers Contents Textual Notes Bibliographical Index General Index

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For over a decade the members of the Russell Editorial Project at McMaster University have been producing beautifully edited... . This is a great service to the philosophical community, especially those of us who lack the resources for extended visits to the archives which were previously the only means of access to the multitude of unpublished manuscripts..... this volume makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Russell's thought.... - Philosophia Mathematica Volume 4

For over a decade the members of the Russell Editorial Project at McMaster University have been producing beautifully edited... . This is a great service to the philosophical community, especially those of us who lack the resources for extended visits to the archives which were previously the only means of access to the multitude of unpublished manuscripts..... this volume makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Russell's thought.... <br>- Philosophia Mathematica Volume 4 <br>

For over a decade the members of the Russell Editorial Project at McMaster University have been producing beautifully edited... . This is a great service to the philosophical community, especially those of us who lack the resources for extended visits to the archives which were previously the only means of access to the multitude of unpublished manuscripts..... this volume makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Russell's thought.... - Philosophia Mathematica Volume 4

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