11 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] |
5062 | First: there must be reasons; Second: why anything at all?; Third: why this? [Leibniz] |
19377 | A monad and its body are living, so life is everywhere, and comes in infinite degrees [Leibniz] |
19353 | 'Perception' is basic internal representation, and 'apperception' is reflective knowledge of perception [Leibniz] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
5061 | Animals are semi-rational because they connect facts, but they don't see causes [Leibniz] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
5063 | Music charms, although its beauty is the harmony of numbers [Leibniz] |