Russell's logical atomism / David Bostock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bostock, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Logical atomism.

Meaning (Philosophy).

Proposition (Logic).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 302 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

David Bostock presents a detailed account and critical appraisal of the development of Bertrand Russell's philosophy from 1900 to 1924. He explores Russell's logical atomism, which applies logic to problems in the theory of knowledge and metaphysics and was central to Russell's work over this period.

Contents:

Part I: Logic and Mathematics

1. Elementary Logic

2. The Contradiction (i): The Problem

3. On Denoting

4. The Contradiction (ii): A Simple Solution

5. The Contradiction (iii): A Ramified Solution

6. Problems

Part II: Knowledge

7. Acquaintance

8. Knowledge and its Foundations

9. Logical Constructions (i): Matter

10. Logical Constructions (ii): Minds

11. The Demise of Neutral Monism

Part III: Metaphysics

12. Propositions

13. Universals

14. Facts

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 9, 2012).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-77751-6

9786613687906

0-19-163122-1

OCLC:

922971126