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Comment by WillAdams

16 hours ago

For an accessible introduction before beginning this, consider his _Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy_:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Mathematical_P...

and for ease of reading see the various PDF versions at:

https://people.umass.edu/klement/imp/

Of you prefer an even more entertaining approach and a very gentle introduction into the topic, I recommend the comic "Logicomix" which tells Russel's journey (though not historically correct all the time for story telling reasons).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logicomix

  • Logicomix is novel, and done well, but flawed … it's deficiencies lie in what it leaves out which may come across as an unfair charge but in this case the charge is warranted. There is a more historically correct and less orthodox work waiting in the wings for whosoever should attempt it.

    • It's also a bit weird how it makes ahistorical meetings for "drama" -- e.g. Russell and Frege never met in real life -- why show that they did (they do mention this never happened in their notes, but why write such a scene at all?)