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3Mind, Meaning and Mathematics. Essays on the Philosophy of Husserl and Frege (edited book)Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1994.At the turn of the century, Gottlob Frege and Edmund Husserl both participated in the discussion concerning the foundations of logic and mathematics. Since the 1960s, comparisons have been made between Frege's semantic views and Husserl's theory of intentional acts. In quite recent years, new approaches to the two philosophers' views have appeared. This collection of articles opens with the first English translation of Dagfinn Føllesdal's early classic on Husserl and Frege of 1958. The book brin…Read more
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36Frege on ExistenceIn Leila Haaparanta & Jaakko Hintikka (eds.), Frege Synthesized: Essays on the Philosophical and Foundational Work of Gottlob Frege, Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 155--174. 1986.
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115The development of modern logic (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2011.This edited volume presents a comprehensive history of modern logic from the Middle Ages through the end of the twentieth century.
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: In his paper "Explanation of Curiosity the First" Charles Peirce describes Euclid's procedure in proving theorems. Euclid first presents his theorem in general terms and then translates it into singular terms. Peirce pays attention to the fact that the generality of the statement is not lost by that move. The next step is construction, which is followed by demonstration. Finally the ergo-sentence repeats the original general proposition. Peirce lays much emphasis on the distinction between cor…Read more
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21Juha Manninen and Friedrich Stadler, eds. The Vienna Circle in the Nordic Countries: Networks and Transformations of Logical Empiricism. Dordrecht: Springer, 2010. Pp. 326. €123.00 (review)Hopos: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science 3 (2): 337-341. 2013.
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31Die philosophische logik Gottlob freges. Ein kommentar, mit den texten Des vorworts zu grundgesetze der arithmetik und der logischen untersuchungen I–iv (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 49 (4): 507-508. 2011.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Reviewed by:Die Philosophische Logik Gottlob Freges. Ein Kommentar, mit den Texten des Vorworts zu Grundgesetze der Arithmetik und der Logischen Untersuchungen I–IVLeila HaaparantaWolfgang Künne. Die Philosophische Logik Gottlob Freges. Ein Kommentar, mit den Texten des Vorworts zu Grundgesetze der Arithmetik und der Logischen Untersuchungen I–IV. RoteReihe 30. Frankfurt: V. Klostermann, 2010. Pp. 840. Paper, €29.80.Frege’s thought h…Read more
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15On “Being” and BeingIn Leila Haaparanta & Heikki J. Koskinen (eds.), Categories of Being: Essays on Metaphysics and Logic, Oxford University Press. pp. 319. 2012.
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18Finnish studies in phenomenology and phenomenological studies in finland: Interfaces of analytic philosophy and phenomenologyPoznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities 80 (1): 491-509. 2003.Finland is internationally known as one of the leading centers of twentieth century analytic philosophy. This volume offers for the first time an overall survey of the Finnish analytic school. The rise of this trend is illustrated by original articles of Edward Westermarck, Eino Kaila, Georg Henrik von Wright, and Jaakko Hintikka. Contributions of Finnish philosophers are then systematically discussed in the fields of logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, history of philosophy, e…Read more
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University of HelsinkiDepartment of Philosophy (Theoretical Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Philosophy in Swedish)Title of Docent
University of Helsinki
Department of Philosophy (Theoretical Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Philosophy in Swedish)
PhD, 1985
APA Eastern Division
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Philosophical Traditions |
Science, Logic, and Mathematics |