Fixing Frege
| Author | : John P. Burgess |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2005-07-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0691122318 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780691122311 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (311 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fixing Frege by : John P. Burgess
Download or read book Fixing Frege written by John P. Burgess and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gottlob Frege's attempt to found mathematics on a grand logical system came to grief when Bertrand Russell discovered a contradiction in it. This book surveys consistent restrictions in both the old and new versions of Frege's system, determining just how much of mathematics can be reconstructed in each.
