Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy
Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (short title: Mathematical Philosophy, original title Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy. George Allen & Unwin, London 1919 ) is a book by Bertrand Russell . He tried to bring the ideas on the foundation of mathematics closer to a wider audience, which he had already developed in 1906 in his major mathematical work Principia mathematica , which he wrote together with Whitehead . Russell presented the mathematical problems here in an introductory and in no way exhaustive manner. If necessary, he refers to the Principia mathematica. Nevertheless, it is a mathematics and not a philosophy book. However, it was received much more strongly than the Principia mathematica.
The book is a classic in fundamental questions of mathematics , it has been translated into many languages and has had numerous editions.
Russell wrote the book in prison, serving a six-month sentence for his political activities during the First World War.
expenditure
- Johannes Lenhard & Michael Otte (eds.): Introduction to mathematical philosophy . Meiner, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-7873-1828-5 (Philosophical Library series)
See also
literature
- Marcus Bierich: Bertrand Russell - Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy . Die Zeit, December 24, 1982
Web links
- Bertrand Russell: Introduction to mathematical philosophy on litteratur.ch
- Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy - free online copy (PDF, compiled by Kevin C. Klement)
- Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy - free online copy in the archives Internet (English)