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The Algebra of Logic (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Louis Couturat

 
9780365329640: The Algebra of Logic (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

From algebra to universal logic: discover how symbols and rules shape reasoning.

This book traces the rise of symbolic logic from early ideas about arithmetic and a general language of thought to the modern notion of a calculus for reasoning. It explains how thinkers like Leibniz envisioned a universal characteristic and a calculus ratiocinator, and shows how later work by Boole, De Morgan, Frege, Peano, Russell, and others built on that vision. The result is a clear, practical look at the algebra of logic and its role in mathematics and philosophy.

  • How symbols express ideas directly and how logical operations are formalized as rules of transformation.
  • The distinction between a symbolic calculus and a universal language for reasoning.
  • Ways to treat propositions, inclusions, and variables with a concise, algebraic mindset.
  • Where classical logic stands in the broader development of mathematical logic and theory of relations.
Ideal for readers interested in the history and foundations of logic, mathematics, and philosophical ideas about thought itself.

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