Essays on Frege's Basic Laws of Arithmetic (Hardcover)

Philip A. Ebert

ISBN 10: 0198712081 / ISBN 13: 9780198712084

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2019

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Hardcover. The volume is the first collection of essays that focuses on Gottlob Frege's Basic Laws of Arithmetic (1893/1903), highlighting both the technical and the philosophical richness of Frege's magnum opus. It brings together twenty-two renowned Frege scholars whose contributions discuss a wide range of topics arising from both volumes of Basic Laws of Arithmetic. The original chapters in this volume make vivid the importance and originality ofFrege's masterpiece, not just for Frege scholars but for the study of the history of logic, mathematics, and philosophy. This is the first collective study of a foundational text in modern philosophy and logic, Gottlob Frege's Basic Laws of Arithmetic. Twenty-two Frege scholars discuss a wide range of philosophical and logical topics arising from Basic Laws of Arithmetic, and demonstrate the technical and philosophical richness of this great work. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essays on Frege's Basic Laws of Arithmetic (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198712081
• ISBN 13: 9780198712084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The volume is the first collection of essays that focuses on Gottlob Frege's Basic Laws of Arithmetic (1893/1903), highlighting both the technical and the philosophical richness of Frege's magnum opus. It brings together twenty-two renowned Frege scholars whose contributions discuss a wide range of topics arising from both volumes of Basic Laws of Arithmetic. The original chapters in this volume make vivid the importance and originality of Frege's masterpiece, not just for Frege scholars but for the study of the history of logic, mathematics, and philosophy.

About the Author

Philip A. Ebert, Senior Lecturer, University of Stirling, Marcus Rossberg, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut

Philip A. Ebert is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Stirling. He received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of St Andrews in 2006 and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Arché Research Centre from 2005 to 2007.

Marcus Rossberg is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut. He received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of St Andrews in 2006 and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Arché Research Centre from 2005 to 2008.