Principia mathematica to *56. (English) Zbl 0877.01042

Whitehead, Alfred North; Russell, Bertrand

Cambridge Mathematical Library. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. xlvi, 410 p. (1997).

This is a new printing (the 13th) of the paperback edition of the first volume of “Principia mathematica” up to *56, first published in 1962 (Zbl 0101.24902; Spanish translation of 1981 Zbl 0552.01011). It follows the second edition of PM of 1925 and contains the preface of the first edition (1910), the introduction, part I on “Mathematical logic”, part II on “Prolegomena to cardinal arithmetic”, appendix A intended to replace *9 of the text, and appendix C on truth functions.

Reviewer: V.Peckhaus (Erlangen)

MSC:

01A75	Collected or selected works; reprintings or translations of classics
03-01	Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to mathematical logic and foundations

Keywords:

cardinal arithmetic; logicism; mathematical logic; truth functions

Citations:

Zbl 0101.24902; Zbl 0552.01011