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Whitehead and bertrand russell, published in 3 vols. Contents preface introduction to the second edition. Russell s classic the principles of mathematics sets forth his landmark thesis that mathematics and logic are identicalthat what is commonly called mathematics is simply later deductions from logical premises. Find principles of mathematics by russell, bertrand at biblio. Symbolic or formal logici shall use these terms as synonymsis the study of the various general types of deduction. Review of bertrand russell, towards the principles of mathematics, 190002, edited by gregory h.
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