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Wittgenstein, Finitism, and the Foundations of Mathematics (Oxford Philosophical Monographs)

By Mathieu Marion

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1999
ISBN
019823516X, 9780198235163
LCC
QA8.4 .M37 1998
Open Library ID
OL356840M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1688225 bytes)
Pages
281\281
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

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.

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