Reviews

The Foundations of Arithmetic: A Logico-Mathematical Enquiry into the Concept of Number by Gottlob Frege, J.L. Austin

oldcrow1111's review against another edition

5.0

Wish this was taught in more philosophy classes At my school.

numinoso's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

jonathanlibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

Raised some observations I never considered about defining a number. Convincing points on how numbers can neither come from the external world or the mind, which i suppose leaves it to a purely logic domain. Still a bit foggy how he proves numbers and arithmetic to be analytic a priori as the extension of a number did seem a bit tautological to me. Overall, made me interested enough to pursue the subject more.

rick_sam's review against another edition

4.0

*Review coming soon*

kastelpls's review

3.0

The first half of the book is an interesting takedown on philosophers’ attempts on deducing what numbers are, but once you reach the second half — Frege’s actual theory on numbers — it becomes so bizarre and obscure that you wonder if there is any meaning in his tautological definitions.

Analytical school people are just as weird as the continental folks, lol.