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The Foundations of Mathematics and Other Logical Essays Frank Plumpton Ramsey
The Foundations of Mathematics and Other Logical Essays
Frank Plumpton Ramsey
2013 Reprint of 1931 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Frank Plumpton Ramsey (1903-1930) was a British mathematician who also made significant and precocious contributions in philosophy and economics before his death at the age of 26. He was a close friend of Ludwig Wittgenstein, and was instrumental in translating Wittgenstein's "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" into English, and in persuading Wittgenstein to return to philosophy and to Cambridge. This volume collects Ramsey's most important papers. Contents: The foundations of mathematics.--Mathematical logic.--On a problem of formal logic.--Universals.--Note on the preceding paper.--Facts and propositions.--Truth and probability.--Further considerations.--Last papers.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 11, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9781614274018 |
| Publishers | Martino Fine Books |
| Pages | 312 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 18 mm · 509 g |
| Language | English |
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