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“Another characteristic of mathematical thought is that it can have no success where it cannot generalize.”

Quote by Charles Sanders Peirce

Book:Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce: Exact logic (Published papers).. The Simplest mathematics

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Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce: Exact logic (Published papers).. The Simplest mathematics

This book is a compilation of Charles Sanders Peirce's scholarly writings, highlighting his insights into the principles of exact logic and the foundational aspects of mathematics. 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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