formal logic
formal logic The study of the analysis of propositions and of proofs, paying attention only to abstract symbols and form and paying no attention whatsoever to the meaning of the abstractions. See also symbolic logic.
More From encyclopedia.com
Symbolic Logic , Logic, Symbolic
A modern version of formal logic, referred to variously as logistic, mathematical logic, and the algebra of logic; it may be describe… Logic Circuit , logic circuit An electric circuit concerned with logic systems. The term logic device is often used synonymously. A logic circuit is required to prod… Logical , logical •cackle, crackle, grackle, hackle, jackal, mackle, shackle, tackle •ankle, rankle •Gaskell, mascle, paschal •tabernacle • ramshackle •débâcle… Richard Whately , WHATELY, RICHARD
Whately’s father, Joseph Whately, was a minister and a lecturer at Gresham College. Shortly before his death in 1797, he placed his… Rudolf Carnap , Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap
The German-American philosopher Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) was the most prominent representative of the school of logical… Fuzzy Logic , "Fuzzy logics" are multivalued logics intended to model human reasoning with certain types of imprecision. The field of fuzzy logic originated with a…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
formal logic