Frege’s system in "Grundgesetze der Arithmetik"
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Frege’s system in "Grundgesetze der Arithmetik" is a foundational logical framework for arithmetic based on second-order logic and Basic Law V, whose inconsistency—revealed by Russell’s paradox—marked a turning point in the development of modern logic and set theory.
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Target entity: Frege’s system in "Grundgesetze der Arithmetik" Context triple: [Russell’s paradox, undermined, Frege’s system in "Grundgesetze der Arithmetik"]
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Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica is a landmark three-volume work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, which aimed to derive all mathematical truths from a formal system of symbolic logic.
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The Mathematical Analysis of Logic
The Mathematical Analysis of Logic is George Boole’s pioneering 1847 work that laid the foundations of symbolic logic and helped initiate the algebraic treatment of logical reasoning.
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An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
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The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s early 20th-century philosophical work that attempts to define the relationship between language, thought, and reality through a highly structured, logical framework.
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Target entity: Frege’s system in "Grundgesetze der Arithmetik" Target entity description: Frege’s system in "Grundgesetze der Arithmetik" is a foundational logical framework for arithmetic based on second-order logic and Basic Law V, whose inconsistency—revealed by Russell’s paradox—marked a turning point in the development of modern logic and set theory.
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A.
Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica is a landmark three-volume work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, which aimed to derive all mathematical truths from a formal system of symbolic logic.
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B.
The Mathematical Analysis of Logic
The Mathematical Analysis of Logic is George Boole’s pioneering 1847 work that laid the foundations of symbolic logic and helped initiate the algebraic treatment of logical reasoning.
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C.
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
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D.
The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle
"The Scientific Conception of the World: The Vienna Circle" is a foundational manifesto that articulates the Vienna Circle’s program of scientifically oriented philosophy, emphasizing empirical verification, logical analysis, and the rejection of metaphysics.
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E.
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s early 20th-century philosophical work that attempts to define the relationship between language, thought, and reality through a highly structured, logical framework.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
formal logical system
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foundational system for arithmetic ⓘ second-order logical system ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide a logical foundation for arithmetic ⓘ |
| basedOn | second-order logic ⓘ |
| centralAxiom | Basic Law V ⓘ |
| creator | Gottlob Frege ⓘ |
| describedInWork | Grundgesetze der Arithmetik ⓘ |
| formalizes | Hume’s Principle (derivable, not postulated) ⓘ |
| formalLanguage | ideography (Begriffsschrift) ⓘ |
| foundInVolume |
Grundgesetze der Arithmetik, Volume I
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Grundgesetze der Arithmetik, Volume II ⓘ |
| goal | derive Peano axioms for arithmetic from purely logical principles ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
axioms for identity
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axioms for quantification ⓘ axioms for truth-functions ⓘ definition of finite cardinal numbers ⓘ definition of numbers as extensions ⓘ definition of successor ⓘ proofs of basic laws of arithmetic ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
influenced development of axiomatic set theory
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influenced development of type theory ⓘ influenced later work in model theory and proof theory ⓘ triggered crisis in foundations of mathematics ⓘ |
| includesAxiom | Basic Law V ⓘ |
| inconsistencyRevealedBy | Russell’s paradox ⓘ |
| inconsistencySource | Basic Law V ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alfred North Whitehead
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Bertrand Russell ⓘ Principia Mathematica ⓘ Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory (indirectly) ⓘ
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Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory
neo-logicist programs in the philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| intendedToShow | that arithmetic is reducible to logic ⓘ |
| isInconsistent | true ⓘ |
| logicalFramework | axiomatic calculus for functions and objects ⓘ |
| logicalNotion | course-of-values operator (extension operator) ⓘ |
| paradoxType | set-theoretic paradox of the extension of the concept "not self-membered" ⓘ |
| philosophicalProgram | logicism ⓘ |
| quantificationType | second-order quantification over concepts ⓘ |
| responseByFrege | attempted modification of Basic Law V in Appendix to Volume II ⓘ |
| treats | numbers as extensions of concepts ⓘ |
| treatsAsObjects | extensions of concepts ⓘ |
| uses |
extensionality for concepts
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function–argument analysis of propositions ⓘ truth-values as objects ⓘ |
| usesDistinction |
between objects and concepts
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between sense and reference (in the surrounding theory) ⓘ |
| yearFirstVolumePublished | 1893 ⓘ |
| yearSecondVolumePublished | 1903 ⓘ |
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Grundgesetze der Arithmetik, Volume I
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