What is a logical notation? Intuitively, a notation is a sort of language, and a logical notation is a language for the representation of logic. Since at least the seventeenth century, methods of representing logical expressions have made use of symbols, diagrams, charts and graphs, rather than items of historical or natural languages alone. The phrase ‘philosophy of notation’ was coined by the American logician Charles S. Peirce in 1885 to mean ‘the illustration of principles which underlie all algebraic notation’ (Peirce 1885). The papers in this special issue discuss logical notations from historical and philosophical perspectives, and thus contribute to the identification of this exciting emerging realm of philosophy of notation.

History and Philosophy of Logical Notations

Francesco Bellucci
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2018

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What is a logical notation? Intuitively, a notation is a sort of language, and a logical notation is a language for the representation of logic. Since at least the seventeenth century, methods of representing logical expressions have made use of symbols, diagrams, charts and graphs, rather than items of historical or natural languages alone. The phrase ‘philosophy of notation’ was coined by the American logician Charles S. Peirce in 1885 to mean ‘the illustration of principles which underlie all algebraic notation’ (Peirce 1885). The papers in this special issue discuss logical notations from historical and philosophical perspectives, and thus contribute to the identification of this exciting emerging realm of philosophy of notation.
2018
98
Francesco Bellucci; Amirouche Moktefi; Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen
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