Frege: A Philosophical BiographyGottlob Frege (1848-1925) is one of the founding figures of analytic philosophy, whose contributions to logic, philosophical semantics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mathematics set the agenda for future generations of theorists in these and related areas. Dale Jacquette's lively and incisive biography charts Frege's life from its beginnings in small-town north Germany, through his student days in Jena, to his development as an enduringly influential thinker. Along the way Jacquette considers Frege's ground-breaking Begriffschrift (1879), in which he formulated his 'ideal logical language', his magisterial Grundgesetze der Arithmetik (1893 and 1903), and his complex relation to thinkers including Husserl and especially Russell, whose Paradox had such drastic implications for Frege's logicism. Jacquette concludes with a thoughtful assessment of Frege's legacy. His rich and informative biography will appeal to all who are interested in Frege's philosophy. |
Contents
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Paradox | 1 |
Early Life 18481854 Education through University Days 18541874 PostDoctoral Research and Teaching 18741879 Freges Begriffsschrift 1879 An ... | 10 |
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in Freges Semantics 1892 Freges Culminating Masterwork Grundgesetze der | 319 |
Arithmetik I and II 18931903 Academic and Personal Life the Review of Husserl | 371 |
The Crucible of Logicism and the Crisis of Russells | 449 |
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Legacy in Mathematical Logic and Philosophy | 610 |
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