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The Philosophical Status of Diagrams (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)
Mark Greaves
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Paperback. This text explores the reasons why diagrams have been ignored in modern formal theories of axiomatic systems. By looking at the use of diagrams in logic and geometry it concludes that it is not technical incompatibility, but history and philosophy that restricts the use of diagrams in these fields. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 250 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB; PBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
The use of diagrams in logic and geometry has encountered resistence throughout the years. For a proof to be valid in geometry it must not rely on the graphical properties of a diagram. In logic the teaching of proofs depends on the sentenial representations, ideas formed as natural language sentences such as "if A is true and B is true...". No serious formal proof system is based on diagrams. This text explores the reasons why structured graphics have been ignored in modern formal theories of axiomatic systems. The effects of historical forces on the evolution of diagrammatically-based systems of inference ... Read more
The use of diagrams in logic and geometry has encountered resistence throughout the years. For a proof to be valid in geometry it must not rely on the graphical properties of a diagram. In logic the teaching of proofs depends on the sentenial representations, ideas formed as natural language sentences such as "if A is true and B is true...". No serious formal proof system is based on diagrams. This text explores the reasons why structured graphics have been ignored in modern formal theories of axiomatic systems. The effects of historical forces on the evolution of diagrammatically-based systems of inference ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Stanford, United States
ISBN
9781575862941
SKU
V9781575862941
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