Abstract
This paper is composed of two independent parts. The first is concerned with Russell’s early philosophy of mathematics and his quarrel with Poincaré about the nature of their opposition. I argue that the main divergence between the two philosophers was about the nature of definitions. In the second part, I briefly present Le!niewski’s Ontology and suggest that Le!niewski’s original treatment of definitions in the foundations of mathematics is the natural solution to the problem that divided Russell and Poincaré.
Keywords: philosophy, analytic philosophy, history of philosophy
How to Cite:
Lepage, F., (2008) “Definitions And Contradictions. Russell, Poincaré, And Lesniewski”, Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition, Logic and Communication 1(2008). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/biyclc.v4i0.138
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