Research Article

Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic

Volume: 20 Number: 1 March 15, 2021
  • Nazim Keven *
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Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic

Abstract

George Boole is one of the first logicians who offered a systematic formalization of language. He developed a notation to encode ordinary language sentences to algebraic symbols and developed algebraic methods to manipulate those symbols and to deduce results that are interpretable in the ordinary language. His methods formed the basis of modern logic. Boole applied his formal methods to many of the contemporary questions of his time, one of them being scholastic logic. In this paper, I explain how Boole deals with Aristotelian logic. I will start with his notation and algebraic methods, then apply them to Aristotelian conversions and syllogisms. It must be noted Boole has two versions of notation and methods, one is developed in Mathematical Analysis of Logic and the other is in his seminal book The Laws of Thought. I focus on the later version.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Philosophy, Logic

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nazim Keven * This is me
0000-0001-5368-8265
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 15, 2021

Submission Date

March 8, 2021

Acceptance Date

February 5, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 20 Number: 1

APA
Keven, N. (2021). Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi, 20(1), 306-324. https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.893014
AMA
1.Keven N. Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic. Kaygı. 2021;20(1):306-324. doi:10.20981/kaygi.893014
Chicago
Keven, Nazim. 2021. “Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic”. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi 20 (1): 306-24. https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.893014.
EndNote
Keven N (March 1, 2021) Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi 20 1 306–324.
IEEE
[1]N. Keven, “Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic”, Kaygı, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 306–324, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.20981/kaygi.893014.
ISNAD
Keven, Nazim. “Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic”. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi 20/1 (March 1, 2021): 306-324. https://doi.org/10.20981/kaygi.893014.
JAMA
1.Keven N. Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic. Kaygı. 2021;20:306–324.
MLA
Keven, Nazim. “Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic”. Kaygı. Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 1, Mar. 2021, pp. 306-24, doi:10.20981/kaygi.893014.
Vancouver
1.Nazim Keven. Boolean Algebra and Aristotelian Logic. Kaygı. 2021 Mar. 1;20(1):306-24. doi:10.20981/kaygi.893014

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