Logic from Kant to Russell

Laying the Foundations for Analytic Philosophy

Sandra Lapointe

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Routledge
30 September 2020

Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism

Series: Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy

The scope and method of logic as we know it today eminently reflect the ground-breaking developments of set theory and the logical foundations of mathematics at the turn of the 20th century. Unfortunately, little effort has been made to understand the idiosyncrasies of the philosophical context that led to these tremendous innovations in the 19thcentury beyond what is found in the works of mathematicians such as Frege, Hilbert, and Russell. This constitutes a monumental gap in our understanding of the central influences that shaped 19th-century thought, from Kant to Russell, and that helped to create the conditions in which analytic philosophy could emerge.

The aim of Logic from Kant to Russell is to document the development of logic in the works of 19th-century philosophers. It contains thirteen original essays written by authors from a broad range of backgrounds—intellectual historians, historians of idealism, philosophers of science, and historians of logic and analytic philosophy. These essays question the standard narratives of analytic philosophy’s past and address concerns that are relevant to the contemporary philosophical study of language, mind, and cognition. The book covers a broad range of influential thinkers in 19th-century philosophy and analytic philosophy, including Kant, Bolzano, Hegel, Herbart, Lotze, the British Algebraists and Idealists, Moore, Russell, the Neo-Kantians, and Frege.

Edited by: Sandra Lapointe
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367663346
ISBN 10: 0367663341
Series: Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 30 September 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sandra Lapointe is Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department and Research Affiliate of the Bertrand Russell Research Centre at McMaster University. She is a Commonwealth alumna and a Fellow of the Humboldt Foundation. She works on 19th and 20th century philosophy of logic, language and mind. Her most recent publications include Philosophy of Mind in the 19th Century (ed., Routledge 2018) and Innovations in the History of Analytical Philosophy (eds. with Christopher Pincock, 2017).

Reviews for Logic from Kant to Russell: Laying the Foundations for Analytic Philosophy

This volume is a testament to the fertility of taking the work of 19th century logicians seriously. While not too technical for an advanced undergraduate, those who stand to benefit most from its varied insights into historiography and the pre-analytic period are at the graduate level and beyond. - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews This book charts the rich and varied philosophical background against which mathematical logic developed. - Peter Simons, Trinity College Dublin