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Published
Routledge, September 2022
ISBN
9781032312279
Format
Softcover, 202 pages
Dimensions
21.6cm × 13.8cm

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Brilliant introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, from the question 'what is a number?' up to the concept of infinity, descriptions, classes and axioms

Russell deploys all his skills and brilliant prose to write an introductory book - a real gem by one of the 20th century's most celebrated philosophers

New foreword by Michael Potter to the Routledge Classics edition places the book in helpful context and explains why it's a classic

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