Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy

Resumen del libro

The field of mathematics may be approached from either of two opposite directions. The more familiar direction is constructive, towards gradually increasing complexity. The other direction is less familiar, and it proceeds through analysis to greater abstractness and logical simplicity. In the latter case, we ask what more general ideas and principles can be found in terms of which our starting point can be defined and deduced. The pursuit of this opposite direction characterizes mathematical philosophy rather than ordinary mathematics.
Bertrand Russell is the most important philosopher of mathematics of the twentieth century. The author of "The Principles of Mathematics," and, with Alfred Whitehead, the massive "Principia Mathematica," Russell brought together his formidable knowledge of the subject and his skills as a gifted communicator to provide a classic introduction to the philosophy of mathematics.
"Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy" sets out in a lucid and non-technical way the main ideas of "Principia Mathematica." It is as inspiring and useful to the beginner as it was when it was first published in 1919. This paperback edition of "Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy" includes an introduction by John G. Slater of the University of Toronto.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p BERTRAND RUSSELL (Gales, 1872-1970) Fue filósofo, matemático, reformista de la educación y la moral sexual, profesor universitario y escritor. Es sin duda uno de los intelectuales más influyentes y célebres del siglo xx, y en 1950 recibió el Premio Nobel de Literatura por sus diversas contribucionesa la literatura y por la racionalidad y humanidad de un notable defensor de la libertad de expresión y pensamiento . Entre sus libros traducidos en nuestra lengua cabe destacar x{0026}lt;em Los problemas de la filosofíax{0026}lt;/em ,x{0026}lt;em Los principios de la matemáticax{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em La conquista de la felicidadx{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Por qué no soy cristianox{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em Lógica y conocimientox{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;em El poderx{0026}lt;/em y x{0026}lt;em Ensayos escépticosx{0026}lt;/em .x{0026}lt;/p