Time and again, philosophy, in trying to untangle the issues surrounding the an- alytic-synthetic distinction, has doubted that such a distinction can significantly be drawn at all. We think, in face of the varied and age-old discussions on it, that such reflections amount only to one more documentation of the tenacity of the problems behind this distinction. We could even be justified in promoting the thesis that this distinction refers to the complex relationship between the universe of meanings and the universe of objects and thus concerns each domain of human thinking where a form of...

This book examines three connected aspects of Frege s logicism: the differences between Frege s and Dedekind s interpretation of the term logic and related terms andreflects on Frege s notion of function, comparing its interpretation and the role it played in Frege s and Lagrange s foundational programs. It concludes with an examination of the notion of arbitrary function, taking into account Frege s, Ramsey s and Russell s view on the subject. Composed of three chapters, this book sheds light on important aspects of Frege s logicism. The first chapter explains how, although he shares Frege s...

This book brings together young researchers from a variety of fields within mathematics, philosophy and logic.

This book examines three connected aspects of Frege's logicism: the differences between Dedekind's and Frege's interpretation of the term `logic' and related terms and reflects on Frege's notion of function, comparing its understanding and the role it played in Frege's and Lagrange's foundational programs.