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Philosophy of science, logic, and mathematics in the twentieth century / edited by Stuart G. Shanker.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge history of philosophy ; v. 9.
- Routledge history of philosophy ; v. 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Philosophy--History--20th century.
- Science.
- Science--Philosophy.
- History.
- Logic--History--20th century.
- Logic.
- Mathematics--Philosophy--History--20th century.
- Mathematics.
- Philosophy, British--History--20th century.
- Philosophy, British.
- Philosophy and science--History--20th century.
- Philosophy and science.
- Mathematics--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- xxxviii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Other Title:
- Philosophy of science, logic, and mathematics in the 20th century
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Summary:
- Volume 9 of the Routledge History of Philosophy surveys ten key topics in the Philosophy of Science, Logic and Mathematics in the Twentieth Century. Each article is written by one of the world's leading experts in that field. The papers provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject in question, and are written in a way that is accessible to philosophy undergraduates and to those outside of philosophy who are interested in these subjects. Each chapter contains an extensive bibliography of the major writings in the field. Among the topics covered are the philosophy of logic; Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus; a survey of logical positivism; the philosophy of physics and of science; probability theory and cybernetics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415057760
- OCLC:
- 34413597
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