Mechanical logic in three-dimensional space

The book explores how build a mechanical inferences by making use of arithmetic operations on a string of numbers representing statements. In this way logic is reduced to a branch of the combinatory calculus. It covers the field of traditional logic by showing that any kind of inference can be mecha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Auletta, Gennaro
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press 2013
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The book explores how build a mechanical inferences by making use of arithmetic operations on a string of numbers representing statements. In this way logic is reduced to a branch of the combinatory calculus. It covers the field of traditional logic by showing that any kind of inference can be mechanically reduced to three-variables and two-premise inferences. Meriological inferences can also be easily treated in this way. The book covers the following subjects: structural description of space; three-variable inferences through products, sums, subtractions, and divisions; generalization to n variables; relations; and applications
Physical Description:vi, 392 pages illustrations
ISBN:9789814411516