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Self-taught mathematician George Boole (1815â1864) published a pamphlet in 1847 â The Mathematical Analysis of Logic â that launched him into history as one of the nineteenth century's most original thinkers. In the introduction, Boole closely adheres to two themes: the fundamental unity of all science and the close relationship between logic and mathematics. In the first chapter, he examines first principles of formal logic, and then moves on to Aristotelian syllogism, hypotheticals, and the properties of elective functions. Boole uses this pamphlet to answer a well-known logician of the day, Sir William Hamilton, who believed that only philosophers could study 'the science of real existence', while all mathematicians could do was measure things. In essence, The Mathematical Analysis of Logic humbly chides Hamilton and asks him to rethink his bias. Boole is compelling reading for anyone interested in intellectual history and the science of the mind.

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Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. First principles; 3. Of expression and interpretation; 4. Of the conversion of propositions; 5. Of syllogisms; 6. Of hypotheticals; 7. Properties of elective functions; 8. Of the solution of elective equations; 9. Postscript.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/20/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108001014, 978-1108001014
      ISBN10: 1108001017

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Self-taught mathematician George Boole (1815â1864) published a pamphlet in 1847 â The Mathematical Analysis of Logic â that launched him into history as one of the nineteenth century's most original thinkers. In the introduction, Boole closely adheres to two themes: the fundamental unity of all science and the close relationship between logic and mathematics. In the first chapter, he examines first principles of formal logic, and then moves on to Aristotelian syllogism, hypotheticals, and the properties of elective functions. Boole uses this pamphlet to answer a well-known logician of the day, Sir William Hamilton, who believed that only philosophers could study 'the science of real existence', while all mathematicians could do was measure things. In essence, The Mathematical Analysis of Logic humbly chides Hamilton and asks him to rethink his bias. Boole is compelling reading for anyone interested in intellectual history and the science of the mind.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. First principles; 3. Of expression and interpretation; 4. Of the conversion of propositions; 5. Of syllogisms; 6. Of hypotheticals; 7. Properties of elective functions; 8. Of the solution of elective equations; 9. Postscript.

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