An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry

Bertrand Russell, Michael Potter

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Routledge
15 September 2022

Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy: logic; Philosophy of mathematics

Series: Routledge Classics

Russell's first book on philosophy and a fascinating insight into his early thinking

A classic in the history and philosophy of mathematics and logic by one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century

This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Michael Potter, a renowned expert on analytic philosophy

By: Bertrand Russell
Foreword by: Michael Potter
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 353g
ISBN: 9781032312644
ISBN 10: 1032312645
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 15 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Michael Potter, Preface, Introduction: Our Problem Defined by its Relations to Logic, Psychology and Mathematics, 1. A Short History of Metageometry, 2. Critical Account of Some Previous Philosophical Theories of Geometry, 3. The Axioms of Projective Geometry and The Axioms of Metrical Geometry, 4. Philosophical Consequences, Index

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician, Russell was and remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.