
This book is focused on the first three parts of Bolzano's Theory of Science and introduces a more systematic reconsideration of Bolzano's logical thought. In undertaking this task, the book is intended as an exploration, not so much of the more specifically discursive aspects of Bolzano's logical thought - already amply studied - as much as on identifying the singularly coherent and systematic nature of the logic presented in Bolzano's work. Casari presents this within a formal system and adopts the approach of the predicate calculus with identity and choice operator by using Hilbert's epsilon calculus (the logical formalism developed by David Hilbert in the service of his program in the foundations of mathematics).
This book investigates the internal coherence and systematic structure of Bernard Bolzano's logical thought as presented in the first three parts of his Theory of Science. Ettore Casari, a scholar of logic and philosophy, utilizes the formal framework of predicate calculus with identity and the Hilbert epsilon calculus to reconstruct Bolzano's theories. The work argues that Bolzano's logic possesses a rigorous, unified architecture that warrants a formal re-evaluation beyond traditional discursive analysis.
What You Will Find
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Experts recognize this work as a specialized contribution to the formal study of Bolzano's philosophy. Readers frequently note the high level of technical density required to follow the author's application of Hilbert's epsilon calculus.
Page Count:
336
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191092452
ISBN-13:
9780191092459
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