Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1104106 Russian Literature 2011 16 Pages PDF
Abstract

One of the main themes of Andrei Belyiʼs Istoriia stanovleniia samosoznaiushchei dushi (ISSD) concerns problems of history and the theory of logic, demonstrated by Belyiʼs use of the term “mathematical logic” in his treatise. The purpose of this article is to clarify the meaning he invests in this term, as well as to determine its place in his work. Belyiʼs references to the teachings of Husserl are considered, and a parallel is drawn with Fregeʼs conception of logic. The emphasis placed by Belyi on the precision of knowledge is demonstrated by his use of a particular metaphor: while Frege uses the metaphor of “a microscope”, Belyi uses that of both “a microscope and a telescope”.

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