{"product_id":"an-investigation-of-the-laws-of-thought-on-which-are-founded-the-mathematical-theories-of-logic-and-probabilities-paperback-9781108001533","title":"An Investigation of the Laws of Thought; On Which Are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108001533","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Investigation of the Laws of Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOn Which Are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMathematician George Boole's An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is considered to be a seminal work on algebraic logic.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Boole (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108001533, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSelf-taught mathematician and father of Boolean algebra, George Boole (1815–1864) published An Investigation of the Laws of Thought in 1854. In this highly original investigation of the fundamental laws of human reasoning, a sequel to ideas he had explored in earlier writings, Boole uses the symbolic language of mathematics to establish a method to examine the nature of the human mind using logic and the theory of probabilities. Boole considers language not just as a mode of expression, but as a system one can use to understand the human mind. In the first 12 chapters, he sets down the rules necessary to represent logic in this unique way. Then he analyses a variety of arguments and propositions of various writers from Aristotle to Spinoza. One of history's most insightful mathematicians, Boole is compelling reading for today's student of intellectual history and the science of the mind.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Nature and design of this work\u003cbr\u003e 2. Signs and their laws\u003cbr\u003e 3. Derivation of the laws\u003cbr\u003e 4. Division of propositions\u003cbr\u003e 5. Principles of symbolic reasoning\u003cbr\u003e 6. Of interpretation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Of elimination\u003cbr\u003e 8. Of reduction\u003cbr\u003e 9. Methods of abbreviation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conditions of a perfect method\u003cbr\u003e 11. Of secondary propositions\u003cbr\u003e 12. Methods in secondary propositions\u003cbr\u003e 13. Clarke and Spinoza\u003cbr\u003e 14. Examples of analysis\u003cbr\u003e 15. Of the Aristotelian logic\u003cbr\u003e 16. Of the theory of probabilities\u003cbr\u003e 17. General method in probabilities\u003cbr\u003e 18. Elementary illustrations\u003cbr\u003e 19. Of statistical conditions\u003cbr\u003e 20. Problems on causes\u003cbr\u003e 21. Probability of judgements\u003cbr\u003e 22. Constitution of the intellect.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005587378456,"sku":"9781108001533","price":38.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108001533i.jpg?v=1694867070","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-investigation-of-the-laws-of-thought-on-which-are-founded-the-mathematical-theories-of-logic-and-probabilities-paperback-9781108001533","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}