The Partially Examined Life (Citizens): (Protected Content)
Discussing Russell’s Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919), ch. 1-3 and 13-18. How do mathematical concepts like number relate to the real world? Russell wants to derive math from logic, and identifies a number as a set of similar sets of objects, e.g. “3” just IS the set of all trios. Hilarity then ensues.
End song: “Words and Numbers,” by Mark Lint & the Madison Lint Ensemble. Read about it.
