The Evolution of Logic (The Evolution of Modern Philosophy)
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521766818 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Cantor almost tamed the infinite, and Frege aimed to undercut Kant by reducing mathematics to logic. These achievements were threatened by the paradoxes, like Russell's. The Evolution of Logic examines the relations between logic and philosophy over the last 150 years. After World War II, mathematical logic became a recognized subdiscipline in mathematics departments, and consequently but unfortunately philosophers have lost touch with its monuments. Logic underwent a major renaissance beginning in the nineteenth century. This book provides a selective, critical history of the collaboration between logic and philosophy during this period. This book aims to make four of them (consistency and independence of the continuum hypothesis, Post's problem, and Morley's theorem) more accessible to philosophers, making available the tools necessary for modern scholars of philosophy to renew a productive dialogue between logic and philosophy.. This ferment generated excellent philosophy (and mathematics) by excellent philosophers (and mathematicians) up to World War II
"Superficial" according to floridianSuperficial I bought this book in part because I remember Hart from my undergraduate days at the City College of New York: A rather serious looking fellow with glasses who didn't say much at departmental colloquia. I can't say for sure that Hart taught logic at CCNY because Martin Tamny, R. 21. I bought this book in part because I remember Hart from my undergraduate days at the City College of New York: A rather serious looking fellow with glasses who didn't say much at departmental colloquia. I can't say for sure that Hart taught logic at CCNY because Martin Tamny, R
Hart is currently a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he chaired the Philosophy department for 12 years. . He is the author of The Engines of the Soul, now available in paperback (Cambridge University Press, 2009), and the editor of The Philosophy of Mathematics, and has published more than seventy articles and reviews in academic journals. D. W. He has also taught at the University of Michigan, University College London, and the U
Hart illuminates both the ideas that inspire the study of logic and the ideas inspired by discoveries in logic. W. D. Snapper, Illinois Institute of Technology, HOPOS: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science"an admirable job of making the presentation very smooth, with proofs simplified to their essential elements." -Michael Scanlan, History and Philosophy of Logic"The Evolution of Logic is a book of admirable breadth and complexity. The first five chapters provide valuable insights for readers with a moderate preparation in philosophical logic. I find it to be tremendously interesting and thought-provoking. Wilson, University of Toronto, CHOICE".The development of logic after the war went rather in the direction of mathematics than philosophy. The aim of the author is to make these achievements more accessible to philosophers and in this way to make available for them the tools necessary to renew the dialogue between