LOGICAL CONSTANTS AND ANALYTICAL TRUTH IN THE EARLY ANALYTICAL PHILOSOPHY
V.V. Tselishchev
Institute of philosophy and law SB RAS, Novosibirsk
Keywords: logical constant, analytic truth, tautology, descriptive term, Wittgenstein, Russell
Abstract
The paper discusses the relationship between the concept of logical constants and that of analytical statements. It specifies the origin of the concept of the analytical program in connection with G. Frege's and B. Russell's program of foundations of mathematics. It traces the emergence of the concept of logical constant and its relationship with the concept of tautology introduced by Wittgenstein. It is shown that Russell and Wittgenstein defined the ontological status of logical constants differently since they had different ideas about the role of logic in the description of the world.
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