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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820920803321

Autore

Gillies Donald <1944-, >

Titolo

Frege, Dedekind and Peano on the foundations of arithmetic / / D.A. Gillies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-72107-X

1-283-96574-7

0-203-81628-5

1-136-72108-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (114 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

513

Soggetti

Arithmetic - Foundations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1982 by Van Gorcum"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Frege, Dedekind and Peano on the Foundations of Arithmetic; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Kant's Theory of Mathematics; 2. Frege's Criticisms of Kant; 3. Mill's Theory of Mathematics; 4. Frege's Criticisms of Mill; 5. The content of a statement of number is an assertion about a concept; 6. Frege's Platonism; 7. Frege's Logicism; 8. Dedekind and Set Theory; 9. Dedekind's Development of Arithmetic; 10. Peano's Axioms. General Comparison of Frege, Dedekind, and Peano; 11. Frege's Begriffsschrift; 12. Frege's Grundgesetze, and Russell's paradox

Appendix I. On NotationAppendix II. On the Principle of Mathematical, or Complete, Induction; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1982, this reissue contains a critical exposition of the views of Frege, Dedekind and Peano on the foundations of arithmetic. The last quarter of the 19th century witnessed a remarkable growth of interest in the foundations of arithmetic. This work analyses both the reasons for this growth of interest within both mathematics and philosophy and the ways in which this study of the foundations of arithmetic led to new insights in philosophy and striking advances in logic. This historical-critical study provides an excellent introduction to the problems of the philosop