Functions and Generality of Logic Reflections on Dedekind's and Frege's Logicisms /

• Main Authors: Benis-Sinaceur, Hourya (Author), Panza, Marco (Author), Sandu, Gabriel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science, 37
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Logic.; Philosophy and science.; Mathematics.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Philosophy of Science.

This book examines three connected aspects of Frege’s logicism: the differences between Dedekind’s and Frege’s interpretation of the term ‘logic’ and related terms and reflects on Frege’s notion of function, comparing its understanding and the role it played in Frege’s and Lagrange’s foundational pr...