The Rise of Analytic Philosophy, 1879-1930: From Frege to Ramsey

A fresh and compelling portrait of the birth of modern analytic philosophy, viewed through the lens of a detailed study of the work of the four philosophers who contributed most to shaping it: Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Frank Ramsey.

Author: Michael Potter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/16/2019
Pages: 506
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781138015142

About the Author

Michael Potter is Professor of Logic at Cambridge University, UK, and a Life Fellow of Fitzwilliam College. His studies in the history of analytic philosophy include Reason's Nearest Kin (2000) and Wittgenstein's Notes on Logic (2009). He is also noted for work in the foundations of mathematics, including Set Theory and its Philosophy (2004).