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Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy
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Russell's 1919 attempt to explain the ideas behind Principia Mathematica to a lay audience — written while he was in prison for anti-war agitation. Covers number, analysis, infinity, structure, and induction, all in language that requires no mathematical training. Gödel called it the best introduction to the philosophy of mathematics ever written.
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