This volume of Bertrand Russell's Collected Papers finds Russell focused on writing Principia Mathematica during 1905–08. Eight previously unpublished papers shed light on his different versions of a substitutional theory of logic, with its elimination of classes and relations, during 1905-06. A recurring issue for him was whether a type hierarchy had to be part of a substitutional theory. In mid-1907 he began writing up the final version of Principia, now using a ramified theory of types, and eleven unpublished drafts from 1907-08 deal with this. Numerous letters show his thoughts on the process.

The volume's 80-page introduction covers the evolution of his logic from 1896 until 1909, when volume I of Principia went to the printer.

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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Illustrations
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Introduction
Acknowledgements
Chronology
Part I. No-Classes Theories and Substitutional Theories, 1905 – 06
Part II. Theories of Truth, 1906 – 08
Part III. From Substitutional Theories to The Ramified Theory of Types, 1906 – 08
Part IV. Reviews on Foundations of Mathematics
Part V. Other Philosophical Reviews and Writings
Appendices
Missing and Unprinted Texts
Annotation
Textual Notes
Bibliographical Index
Symbols Index
General Index

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