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“Like Molière's M. Jourdain, who spoke prose all his life without knowing it, mathematicians have been reasoning for at least two millennia without being aware of all the principles underlying what they were doing. The real nature of the tools of their craft has become evident only within recent times A renaissance of logical studies in modern times begins with the publication in 1847 of George Boole's The Mathematical Analysis of Logic.”

Quote by Ernest Nagel

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Ernest Nagel was a prominent philosopher born on November 16, 1901, and passed away on September 20, 1985. His research covered a wide range of fields including logic, epistemology, philosophy of language, and moral philosophy, which had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophy. more

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