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| Individual calculus: The individual calculus in logic is a system of formal logic that deals with the relationships between individuals. It is a more expressive language than propositional logic. See also Propositional calculus, Logic, Expressivity._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Peter M. Simons on Individual Calculus - Dictionary of Arguments
I 97 Individual Calculus/Clarke/Simons: the linguistic domain of thr classic individual calculus is a full Boolean algebra without a neutral element, i.e. there are no boundary elements (e.g. points). Clarke: there are two types of individuals: a) "soft" (open) individuals, that touch anything and b) "hard" individuals that are in contact with something. I 104 Individual Calculus/Leonard Goodman/stronger/weaker/Simons: advantage: the individual calculus is weaker than set theory: this prevents infinite ascending chains of new entities from old. There is "no discrimination without distinction of content". >Set theory, >Mereology, >Stronger/weaker. SimonsVs: problem: characteristics of the term "part". Weaker: a weaker theory provides more varied terms. >Concepts, >Parts._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Simons I P. Simons Parts. A Study in Ontology Oxford New York 1987 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28