In 1900, Russell was convinced that he was on the cusp of success. At the root of his approach, was a means of defining numbers as classes. The notion of “class” is a logical one, closely connected to ...

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Gottlob Frege was a German mathematician, philosopher, and logician. He’s considered to be “the father of analytical philosophy.” He was also writing during the late 19th and early 20th centuries up ...

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Bryan Magee discusses the work of German philosopher Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) and English philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) with Prof Sir Alfred J Ayer.