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Russell and Leibniz on the classification of propositions

Nicholas Griffin

pp. 85-127

Abstract

We owe Russell's book on Leibniz to a very improbable series of events, of which surely the most improbable of all was that McTaggart was getting married. It was McTaggart who was scheduled to give the lectures on Leibniz that Russell ended up giving at Trinity College, Cambridge during Lent Term of 1899 and it was McTaggart's marriage that prevented him from giving them. Now getting married (even for McTaggart) would not normally be so traumatic an event as to prevent one from lecturing, butMcTaggart's brideto- be was a New Zealander.

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Chin Drian Yannick, Krömer Ralf (2012) New essays on Leibniz reception: in science and philosophy of science 1800-2000. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 85-127

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0346-0504-5_6

Full citation:

Griffin Nicholas (2012) „Russell and Leibniz on the classification of propositions“, In: Y. Chin Drian & R. Krömer (eds.), New essays on Leibniz reception, Dordrecht, Springer, 85–127.