F.P. Ramsey : critical reassessments / edited by Maria J. Frapolli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frápolli, María José, 1960-

Series:

Continuum studies in British philosophy.

Continuum studies in British philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ramsey, Frank Plumpton, 1903-1930.

Ramsey, Frank Plumpton.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Frank Plumpton Ramsey (1903-1930), Cambridge mathematician and philosopher, was one of the most brilliant people of his generation. He lived in an extraordinarily stimulating milieu, surrounded by figures such as Russell, Whitehead, Keynes, Moore, and Wittgenstein. Ramsey's highly original papers on the foundations of mathematics, probability, economics, philosophy of science and the theory of knowledge were very influential in the 20th century and are still widely discussed in the 21st.Perhaps two of Ramsey's achievements outshine all the rest. One is his treatment of the theoretical terms of

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 Mind, Intentionality, and Language. The Impact of Russell's Pragmatism on Ramsey; 2 Ramsey and Wittgenstein: Mutual Influences; 3 The Ramsey Sentence and Theoretical Content; 4 The Contributions of Ramsey to Economics; 5 Ramsey's Theory of Truth and the Origin of the Pro-sentential account; 6 Ramsey's Big Idea; 7 Ramsey's Removal of Russell's 'Axiom of Reducibility' in the Light of Hilbert's Critique of Russell's Logicism; 8 Ramsey and Pragmatism: The Influence of Peirce; 9 Ramsey and the Prospects for Reliabilism

10 Ontology from Language? Ramsey on Universals11 Ramsey and the Notion of Arbitrary Function; Bibliography of Ramsey's Works; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-259) and index.

ISBN:

9786611294458

9781281294456

1281294454

9781847143143

1847143148

OCLC:

298788106