| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Series |
Guides for the perplexed |
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Guides for the perplexed.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) was one of the founders of analytical philosophy and the greatest innovator in logic since Aristotle. He introduced many influential philosophical ideas, such as the distinctions between function and argument, or between sense and reference. However, his thought is not readily accessible to the non- expert. His conception of logic, which was crucial to his grand project, the reduction of arithmetic to logic, is especially difficult to grasp. This book provides a lucid and critical introduction to Frege's logic, as he developed it in his groundbreaking first book <em>Begriffsschrift</em> (Conceptual Notation, 1879). It guides the reader directly to the core of Frege's philosophy, and to some of the most pertinent issues in contemporary philosophy of language, logic, mathematics, and mind. Unlike most other books, this commentary explains Frege's own logical notation, allowing students to study and appreciate those aspects of his work that he valued most but are least understood today. |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication page; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Begriffsschrift: probing the terrain; 2.1 Scope of a concept-script; 2.2 The epistemological dimension of logic; 2.3 The struggle against intuition and language; 2.4 Concept-script: a brief overview; Chapter 3: Begriffsschrift: digging deeper; 3.1 The judgement-stroke and the content-stroke; 3.2 Subject and predicate; 3.3 Negation; 3.4 Conditionality; 3.5 The functional character of concept-script; 3.6 Identity; 3.7 Definition; 3.8 Logical analysis and elucidations; 3.9 Functions and functional analysis. |
| Subject |
Frege, Gottlob, 1848-1925.
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Frege, Gottlob, 1848-1925 (OCoLC)fst00044078
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kanterian, Edward. Frege. London : Continuum, ©2012 9780826487643 |
| ISBN |
9781441102928 (electronic bk.) |
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1441102922 (electronic bk.) |
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9781441116314 (electronic bk.) |
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1441116311 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
9786613679635 |
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