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Author:   Pasquale Frascolla
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780415861960

ISBN 10:   0415861969
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   31 October 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Preface Abbreviations I. The Philosophy of Arithmetic of the Tractatus 1. Preliminaries 2. Systematic Exposition 3. The Knowledge of Forms: Vision and Calculation 4. Foundations of Mathematics (I) II. Verificationism and its Limits. The Intermediate Phase (1929-'33) 1. Introduction 2. Finite Cardinal Numbers: the Arithmetic of Strokes 3. Mathematical Propositions 4. The Mathematical Infinite 4.1 Quantifiers in Mathematics 4.2 Recursive Arithmetic and Algebra 4.3 Real Numbers 4.4 Set Theory 5. Foundations of Mathematics (II) III. From Facts to Concepts. The Later Writings on Mathematics (1934-'44) 1. The Crisis of Verificationism: Rule-Following 2. Mathematical Proofs as Paradigms 3. The Problem of Strict Finitism 4. Wittgenstein's Quasi-Revisionism 4.1 Cantor's Diagonal Proof and Transfinite Cardinals 4.2 The Law of Excluded Middle 4.3 Consistency References

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'A welcome addition to the literature on Wittgenstein.' - Philosophia

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