6 ideas
8083 | Boole applied normal algebra to logic, aiming at an algebra of thought [Boole, by Devlin] |
7727 | Boole's notation can represent syllogisms and propositional arguments, but not both at once [Boole, by Weiner] |
8686 | Boole made logic more mathematical, with algebra, quantifiers and probability [Boole, by Friend] |
22277 | Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Boole, by Potter] |
12727 | It's impossible, but imagine a body carrying on normally, but with no mind [Leibniz] |
6011 | There is a remote first god (the Good), and a second god who organises the material world [Numenius, by O'Meara] |