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Thought and Logic
The Debates between German-Speaking Philosophers and Symbolic Logicians at the Turn of the 20th Century
Series:  Europäische Studien zur Ideen- und Wissenschaftsgeschichte / European Studies in the History of Science and Ideas  Vol. 12
Year of Publication: 2005
Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2005. VII, 336 pp.
ISBN 978-3-631-53866-1 / US-ISBN 978-0-8204-7721-3  pb.
 
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Discipline
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Book synopsis
The book deals with the reception and critique of symbolic logic among German-speaking philosophers at the turn of the 20th century. The first part discusses the period from the late 1870s up to the end of the 19th century. The main issue is the arrival of the Boolean algebra of logic in Germany and Austria. It examines also the reasons why Gottlob Frege was so unsuccessful in his attempts to draw the attention of philosophers to his logicist programme. The second part deals with the first two decades of the 20th century. Its main topic of inquiry is the reception of Bertrand Russell's and Louis Couturat's ideas in the German-speaking world. In particular, it concentrates on the relationship between Russell and neo-Kantians.
Contents
Contents: History of symbolic logic - History of the logicist programme - History of neo-Kantianism.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
The Author: Jarmo Pulkkinen is a historian of science and ideas, working at the History Department of Oulu University (Finland). He has published books and articles on the history of philosophy and the history of computers. His present research interests include the history of artificial intelligence and the history of scientific metaphors.
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