Stuart G. Shanker (ed.)

Philosophy of Science, Logic and Mathematics in the 20th Century

Routledge History of Philosophy Volume 9
Herausgeber: Shanker, Stuart G

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The twentieth century witnessed the birth of analytic philosophy. This volume covers some of its key movements and philosophers, including Frege and Wittgenstein's Tractatus.

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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 163mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9780415308816
• ISBN-10: 041530881X
• Artikelnr.: 21630802

Autorenporträt

Stuart G. Shanker

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. 1. Philosophy of logic 2. Philosophy of mathematics in the
20th century. 3. Frege 4. Wittgenstein's Tractatus 5. Logical postivism 6.
The philosophy of physics 7. The philosophy of science 8. Chance, cause and
conduct: probability theory and the explanation of human action 9.
Cybernetics 10. Descartes' legacy: the mechanist/vitalist debates.