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Book SynopsisTells the definitive history of analytic philosophy from the invention of modern logic in 1879 to the end of the twentieth century. This book provides an account of the analytic tradition yet published, one that is unmatched in its chronological range, topics covered, and depth of treatment.
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Preface xi Part One: Frege Chapter 1 Foundations of Logic, Language, and Mathematics 3 Chapter 2 Critical Challenges 60 Part Two: G. E. Moore Chapter 3 Becoming G. E. Moore 133 Chapter 4 Goodness and the Foundations of Ethics 172 Chapter 5 Truth, Skepticism, Perception, and Knowledge 206 Chapter 6 The Mixed Legacy and Lost Opportunities of Moore's Ethics 242 Part Three: Russell Chapter 7 Early Russell: Logic, Philosophy, and The Principles of Mathematics 263 Chapter 8 Russell's Theory of Descriptions: "On Denoting" 328 Chapter 9 Truth, Falsity, and Judgment 413 Chapter 10 Russell's Logicism 473 Chapter 11 Our Knowledge of the External World 535 Chapter 12 The Philosophy of Logical Atomism 568 Looking Ahead 631 References 633 Index 647
