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[from 'The Principles of Mathematics' by Bertrand Russell, in 5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 5. Paradoxes in Set Theory / c. Burali-Forti's paradox ]

Full Idea

Burali-Forti didn't discover any paradoxes, though his work suggested a paradox to Russell.

Gist of Idea

Russell discovered the paradox suggested by Burali-Forti's work

Source

report of Bertrand Russell (The Principles of Mathematics [1903]) by Shaughan Lavine - Understanding the Infinite I

Book Reference

Lavine,Shaughan: 'Understanding the Infinite' [Harvard 1994], p.3

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