On Infinitesimals and Indefinitely Cut Wooden Sticks: A Chinese Debate on ‘Mathematical Logic’ and Russell’s Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy from 1925

History and Philosophy of Logic 42 (3):262-280 (2021)
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In the years following Bertrand Russell's visit in China, fragments from his work on mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics started to enter the Chinese intellectual world. While up...

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Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy.Bertrand Russell - 1919 - Revue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 89:465-466.
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Bertrand Russell and the introduction of mathematical logic in China.Xu Yibao - 2003 - History and Philosophy of Logic 24 (3):181-196.

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