Frege : A Critical Introduction

English

Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers Ser.

ISBN: 0745616739

EAN: 9780745616735

Category: Philosophy / Logic/Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern/

Publisher: Polity Press

Release Date: 01/31/2001

Synopsis: This new book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to Freges remarkable philosophical work, examining the main areas of his writings and demonstrating the connections between them. Freges main contribution to philosophy spans philosophical logic, the theory of meaning, mathematical logic and the philosophy of mathematics. The book clearly explains and assesses Freges work in these areas, systematically examining his major concepts, and revealing the links between them. The emphasis is on Freges highly influential work in philosophical logic and the theory of meaning, including the features of his logic, his conceptions of object, concept and function, and his seminal distinction between sense and reference. Frege will be invaluable for students of the philosophy of language, philosophical logic, and analytic philosophy.

Frege : A Critical Introduction

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.78 inches

Width: 6.06 inches

Length: 9.02 inches

Weight: 13.83 oz

Pages: 256