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1 online resource (x, 262 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Continuum studies in British philosophy
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Continuum studies in British philosophy.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-259) and index. |
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Acknowledgements; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; 1 Mind, Intentionality, and Language. The Impact of Russell's Pragmatism on Ramsey; 2 Ramsey and Wittgenstein: Mutual Influences; 3 The Ramsey Sentence and Theoretical Content; 4 The Contributions of Ramsey to Economics; 5 Ramsey's Theory of Truth and the Origin of the Pro-sentential account; 6 Ramsey's Big Idea; 7 Ramsey's Removal of Russell's 'Axiom of Reducibility' in the Light of Hilbert's Critique of Russell's Logicism; 8 Ramsey and Pragmatism: The Influence of Peirce; 9 Ramsey and the Prospects for Reliabilism. |
| Summary |
Frank Plumpton Ramsey (1903-1930), Cambridge mathematician and philosopher, was one of the most brilliant people of his generation. He lived in an extraordinarily stimulating milieu, surrounded by figures such as Russell, Whitehead, Keynes, Moore, and Wittgenstein. Ramsey's highly original papers on the foundations of mathematics, probability, economics, philosophy of science and the theory of knowledge were very influential in the 20th century and are still widely discussed in the 21st. Perhaps two of Ramsey's achievements outshine all the rest. One is his treatment of the theoretical terms of. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Ramsey, Frank Plumpton, 1903-1930.
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Ramsey, Frank Plumpton, 1903-1930. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Frápolli, María José, 1960-
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Print version: F.P. Ramsey. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2005 (DLC) 2004059841 |
| ISBN |
9781847143143 (electronic book) |
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1847143148 (electronic book) |
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9780826476005 |
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0826476007 |
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0826476007 |
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