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This monograph examines the private annotations that Ludwig
Wittgenstein made to his copy of G.H. Hardy's classic textbook, A
Course of Pure Mathematics. Complete with actual images of the
annotations, it gives readers a more complete picture of
Wittgenstein's remarks on irrational numbers, which have only been
published in an excerpted form and, as a result, have often been
unjustly criticized. The authors first establish the context behind
the annotations and discuss the historical role of Hardy's
textbook. They then go on to outline Wittgenstein's
non-extensionalist point of view on real numbers, assessing his
manuscripts and published remarks and discussing attitudes in play
in the philosophy of mathematics since Dedekind. Next, coverage
focuses on the annotations themselves. The discussion encompasses
irrational numbers, the law of excluded middle in mathematics and
the notion of an "improper picture," the continuum of real numbers,
and Wittgenstein's attitude toward functions and limits.
This monograph examines the private annotations that Ludwig
Wittgenstein made to his copy of G.H. Hardy's classic textbook, A
Course of Pure Mathematics. Complete with actual images of the
annotations, it gives readers a more complete picture of
Wittgenstein's remarks on irrational numbers, which have only been
published in an excerpted form and, as a result, have often been
unjustly criticized. The authors first establish the context behind
the annotations and discuss the historical role of Hardy's
textbook. They then go on to outline Wittgenstein's
non-extensionalist point of view on real numbers, assessing his
manuscripts and published remarks and discussing attitudes in play
in the philosophy of mathematics since Dedekind. Next, coverage
focuses on the annotations themselves. The discussion encompasses
irrational numbers, the law of excluded middle in mathematics and
the notion of an "improper picture," the continuum of real numbers,
and Wittgenstein's attitude toward functions and limits.
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