In 1900, Russell was convinced that he was on the cusp of success. At the root of his approach, was a means of defining numbers as classes. The notion of “class” is a logical one, closely connected to ...

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Gottlob Frege was a German mathematician, philosopher, and logician. He’s considered to be “the father of analytical philosophy.” He was also writing during the late 19th and early 20th centuries up ...

Before the couch was used by Freud, it was used in hypnosis. What does reclining have to do with one’s state of mind? Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft reviews Nathan Kravis’s On the Couch: “While the term ...

Frege, a functional language on the JVM, wants to give Scala a run for its money and entice developers. Spotlighted during a session at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco this week, Frege is pure ...