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

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

• Gebundenes 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 506
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 919g
• ISBN-13: 9781138143173
• ISBN-10: 1138143170
• Artikelnr.: 71671205

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.