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As a mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian, socialist, pacifist, and social critic, Bertrand Russell is noted for his "revolt against idealism" in Britain in the early 20th century, as well as his pacifist activism during WWI, a campaign against Adolf Hitler and... Read Full Overview

Seminal work by great modern philosopher and mathematician focuses on certain issues of mathematical logic that Russell believed invalidated much traditional and contemporary philosophy. Topics include number, order, relations, limits and continuity, propositional functions,... Read Full Overview

Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) was a British philosopher, mathematician, social critic, and political activist. Russell is considered to be one of the founders of analytic philosophy and one of the most important mathematicians and logicians in the 20th century.

First published in 1919, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy shows Russell drawing on his formidable knowledge of philosophy and mathematics to write a brilliant introduction to the subject. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Michael... Read Full Overview

Bertrand Arthur William Russell (May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970) was a British logician, philosopher, mathematician and authoritative exponent of the pacifist movement. His work Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy aims to expose the most basic concepts that underlie mathematics... Read Full Overview

This book is intended essentially as an "introduction" and does not aim at giving an exhaustive discussion of the problems with which it deals. It seemed desirable to set forth certain results, hithero only available to those who have mastered logical symbolism, in a form offering... Read Full Overview

As a mathematician, philosopher, logician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic, Bertrand Russell is noted for his "revolt against idealism" in Britain in the early 20th century, as well as his pacifist activism during WWI, a campaign against Adolf Hitler and later... Read Full Overview

Work focuses on concepts of number, order, relations, limits and continuity, propositional functions, descriptions and classes, more.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

According to Bertrand Russell, "logical symbolism is absolutely essential to any precise or thorough treatment of mathematical philosophy because language is misleading and because it is diffuse and inexact when applied to logic (for which it was never intended)." This book,... Read Full Overview

Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872-1970) was a British polymath. He considered himself a liberal, a socialist and a pacifist. He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy and he is widely held to be one of the 20th century's premier logicians. His work has had... Read Full Overview

This book is intended essentially as an "Introduction" and does not aim at giving an exhaustive discussion of the problems with which it deals. It seemed desirable to set forth certain results, hitherto only available to those who have mastered logical symbolism, in a form offering... Read Full Overview