An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry

Download or read book An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry written by Bertrand Russell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bertrand Russell was a prolific writer, revolutionizing philosophy and doing extensive work in the study of logic. This, his first book on mathematics, was originally published in 1897 and later rejected by the author himself because it was unable to support Einstein's work in physics. This evolution makes An Essay on the Foundations of Geometry invaluable in understanding the progression of Russell's philosophical thinking. Despite his rejection of it, Essays continues to be a great work in logic and history, providing readers with an explanation for how Euclidean geometry was replaced by more advanced forms of math.