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Ideas of George Boole, by Text
[British, 1815 - 1864, Born in Lincoln, England. School teacher, then Professor at Queen's College, Cork.]
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Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Potter]
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p.51
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Boole applied normal algebra to logic, aiming at an algebra of thought [Devlin]
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Boole made logic more mathematical, with algebra, quantifiers and probability [Friend]
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Boole's notation can represent syllogisms and propositional arguments, but not both at once [Weiner]
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