“A pair of statements may be taken conjunctively or disjunctively; for example, "It lightens and it thunders ," is conjunctive, "It lightens or it thunders" is disjunctive. Each such individual act of connecting a pair of statements is a new monad for the mathematician .”
Quote by Charles Sanders Peirce
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Writings of Charles S. Peirce: 1857-1866
The volume presents a selection of Peirce's writings from 1857 to 1866, offering insights into his early thoughts on the nature of reality, the scientific method, and the principles of logic. It includes essays, lectures, and other scholarly pieces that reflect the foundational ideas that would later shape his philosophical system. more
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Charles Sanders Peirce
Charles Sanders Peirce was an American philosopher, logician, and scientist, born on September 10, 1839, and died on April 19, 1914. Known as the founder of modern symbolic logic, Peirce's philosophical ideas have had a profound impact on fields such as logic, philosophy of science, and cognitive science. more
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