The philosophy of mathematics and logic in the 1920s and 1930s in Poland
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The philosophy of mathematics and logic in the 1920s and 1930s in Poland
（Science networks, historical studies, v. 48）
Birkhäuser , Springer, c2014
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Filozofia matematyki i logiki w Polsce międzywojennej
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index
"This book is an enlarged English version of my monograph Filozofia matematyki i logiki w Polsce międzywojennej published in the year 2011 by Scientific Press of Nicolaus Copernicus University as part of the series of the Monographs of the Foundation for Polish Sciencee"--Intr.
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The aim of this book is to present and analyze philosophical conceptions concerning mathematics and logic as formulated by Polish logicians, mathematicians and philosophers in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a remarkable period in the history of Polish science, in particular in the history of Polish logic and mathematics. Therefore, it is justified to ask whether and to what extent the development of logic and mathematics was accompanied by a philosophical reflection. We try to answer those questions by analyzing both works of Polish logicians and mathematicians who have a philosophical temperament as well as their research practice. Works and philosophical views of the following Polish scientists will be analyzed: Waclaw Sierpinski, Zygmunt Janiszewski, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Stefan Banach Hugo Steinhaus, Eustachy Zylinsk and Leon Chwistek, Jan Lukasiewicz, Zygmunt Zawirski, Stanislaw Lesniewski, Tadeusz Kotarbinski, Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, Alfred Tarski, Andrzej Mostowski and Henryk Mehlberg, Jan Sleszynski, Stanislaw Zaremba and Witold Wilkosz. To indicate the background of scientists being active in the 1920s and 1930s we consider in Chapter 1 some predecessors, in particular: Jan Sniadecki, Jozef Maria Hoene-Wronski, Samuel Dickstein and Edward Stamm.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Predecessors.- The Polish School of Mathematics.- Lvov-Warsaw School of Philosophy.- Benedykt Bornstein.- Cracow Centre.- Conclusion.- Biographical Notes.- Bibliography.- Index of Names.
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