Principia Mathematica

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This volume is a critical reprint of a foundational work in mathematics and philosophy, originally published in 1910. It significantly contributed to the development of symbolic logic and the philosophy of mathematics, particularly through its advocacy of Logicism, which posits that mathematical truths are ultimately logical truths. The work has influenced notable advancements in meta-logic, including Gödel's incompleteness theorems. Its historical and scholarly significance is recognized, with accolades such as being ranked among the top nonfiction books of the twentieth century.