Understanding and ad hoc Explanation: A Case of Russell’s Reducibility Axiom

The article examines the common interpretation of the axiom of reducibility in Principia Mathematica according to which the axiom cannot be considered as logical, which casts doubt on the success of the program of logicism. In particular, the ad hoc character attributed to the reducibility axiom...

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Main Authors: V. V. Tselishchev, A. V. Khlebalin
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Language:English
Published: Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education 2022-05-01
Series:Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
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description The article examines the common interpretation of the axiom of reducibility in Principia Mathematica according to which the axiom cannot be considered as logical, which casts doubt on the success of the program of logicism. In particular, the ad hoc character attributed to the reducibility axiom is refuted and its explanatory role in substantiating Russell’s uniform approach to resolving set-theoretic and semantic paradoxes is affirmed. The key emphasis in the explanatory nature of the axiom of reducibility is placed on the intensional interpretation of mathematical discourse.
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spelling doaj-art-de3d180c1f734a28a869fe7f31323c272025-02-02T16:31:27ZengOmsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher EducationОмский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"2542-04882541-79832022-05-017210210710.25206/2542-0488-2022-7-2-102-107Understanding and ad hoc Explanation: A Case of Russell’s Reducibility AxiomV. V. Tselishchev0A. V. Khlebalin1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3536-3974Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesInstitute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesThe article examines the common interpretation of the axiom of reducibility in Principia Mathematica according to which the axiom cannot be considered as logical, which casts doubt on the success of the program of logicism. In particular, the ad hoc character attributed to the reducibility axiom is refuted and its explanatory role in substantiating Russell’s uniform approach to resolving set-theoretic and semantic paradoxes is affirmed. The key emphasis in the explanatory nature of the axiom of reducibility is placed on the intensional interpretation of mathematical discourse.https://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2022/%D0%A2.%207,%20%E2%84%96%202%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/102-107%20%D0%A6%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%B2%20%D0%92.%20%D0%92.,%20%D0%A5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%20%D0%90.%20%D0%92..pdfbranched type theoryaxiom of reducibilityexplanatory schemeunderstandingintensionality of mathematics
spellingShingle V. V. Tselishchev
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Understanding and ad hoc Explanation: A Case of Russell’s Reducibility Axiom
Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
branched type theory
axiom of reducibility
explanatory scheme
understanding
intensionality of mathematics
title Understanding and ad hoc Explanation: A Case of Russell’s Reducibility Axiom
title_full Understanding and ad hoc Explanation: A Case of Russell’s Reducibility Axiom
title_fullStr Understanding and ad hoc Explanation: A Case of Russell’s Reducibility Axiom
title_full_unstemmed Understanding and ad hoc Explanation: A Case of Russell’s Reducibility Axiom
title_short Understanding and ad hoc Explanation: A Case of Russell’s Reducibility Axiom
title_sort understanding and ad hoc explanation a case of russell s reducibility axiom
topic branched type theory
axiom of reducibility
explanatory scheme
understanding
intensionality of mathematics
url https://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2022/%D0%A2.%207,%20%E2%84%96%202%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/102-107%20%D0%A6%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%B2%20%D0%92.%20%D0%92.,%20%D0%A5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%20%D0%90.%20%D0%92..pdf
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