Peirce's Philosophy of Notation

In 1885 Charles S. Peirce coined the phrase "philosophy of notation" to mean the illustration of the principles which underlie all logical notations. This edited collection gathers theoretical, scientific and historical contributions from leading Peirce specialists that advance our understanding of fundamental ideas on formal languages, diagrammatic representations, icons, logical and mathematical reasoning, and their history.

About the author

Francesco Bellucci, University of Bologna, Italy; Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia.

Summary

In 1885 Charles S. Peirce coined the phrase “philosophy of notation” to mean the illustration of the principles which underlie all logical notations. This edited collection gathers theoretical, scientific and historical contributions from leading Peirce specialists that advance our understanding of fundamental ideas on formal languages, diagrammatic representations, icons, logical and mathematical reasoning, and their history.

Product details

• Assisted by: Francesco Bellucci (Editor), Pietarinen (Editor), Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2024
• EAN: 9783110649505
• ISBN: 978-3-11-064950-5
• No. of pages: 300
• Illustrations: 30 b/w ill.
• Series: Peirceana
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > German idealism, 19th century; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Logik, Peirce, Charles S., Philosophie der Mathematik, Charles S. Peirce, Philosophy of Mathematics, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophy: logic, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -, PHI038000 PHILOSOPHY / Language, MAT015000 MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, Diagrammatic reasoning, PHI020000 PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Pragmatism, Philosophy of mathematics and mathematical practice, Logic and philosophy of logic