calculus of reason

philosophy
Also known as: calculus ratiocinator

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logical program of Leibniz

  • Zeno's paradox
    In history of logic: Leibniz

    …a “calculus of reason” (calculus ratiocinator). This would naturally first require a symbolism but would then involve explicit manipulations of the symbols according to established rules by which either new truths could be discovered or proposed conclusions could be checked to see if they could indeed be derived from…

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