Russell's hidden substitutional theory
By: Gregory Landini.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970.; Proposition (Logic) -- History -- 20th century.; Logic, Symbolic and mathematical -- History -- 20th century.
Description: In The Principles of Mathematics, Bertrand Russell set forth his logicist thesis that the concepts of non-applied mathematics are those of pure logic. In this revisionist interpretation. Gregory Landini explores an important central thread that unifies Russell's thoughts on logic in the two works. The heart of Landini's book is a careful presentation and exploration of Russell's largely unpublished "substitutional" theory of propositions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-332) and index.