| Wittgenstein, Finitism, and the Foundations of Mathematics Contributor(s): Marion, Mathieu (Author) |
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ISBN: 019823516X ISBN-13: 9780198235163 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $67.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: This pioneering book demonstrates the crucial importance of Wittgenstein's philosophy of mathematics to his philosophy as a whole. Marion traces the development of Wittgenstein's thinking in the context of the mathematical and philosophical work of the times, to make coherent sense of ideas that have too often been misunderstood because they have been presented in a disjointed and incomplete way. In particular, he illuminates the work of the neglected 'transitional period' between the Tractatus and the Investigations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Logic - Mathematics | Logic - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 510.1 |
| LCCN: 98016711 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.18" W x 9.42" (0.99 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This pioneering book demonstrates the crucial importance of Wittgenstein's philosophy of mathematics to his philosophy as a whole. Marion traces the development of Wittgenstein's thinking in the context of the mathematical and philosophical work of the times, to make coherent sense of ideas that have too often been misunderstood because they have been presented in a disjointed and incomplete way. In particular, he illuminates the work of the neglected 'transitional period' between the Tractatus and the Investigations. |