Laws of Form – Laws of Logic (the use of the syllogism in the intellectual-verbal communication)
https://doi.org/10.21453/2311-3065-2018-6-1-175-191
Abstract
This two-part paper builds on previous work by L. Kauffman and J. Mingers [Kauffman; Mingers] arguing that Spencer-Brown’s ‘calculus of indications’ (hereinafter CoI) outlined in his book Laws of Form [Spencer-Brown] provides a powerful way of notating and validating classical logical syllogisms. Part 1 gives a background to the CoI and to classical logic, showing that the CoI has clear advantages in terms of speed, clarity, and ease of use in comparison with other forms of notation such as text or Venn diagrams. Part 2 shows how Brownian notation can facilitate working with education via obversion and conversion; and working with sorites, with a note on the implications of Brownian notation for the question of existential import.
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L. Conrad
The Academy of Oratory Ltd
United Kingdom
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Leon Conrad, independent researcher, co-founder and lead trainer, coach-communications consultant
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Conrad L. Laws of Form – Laws of Logic (the use of the syllogism in the intellectual-verbal communication). Communicology. 2018;6(1):175-191. https://doi.org/10.21453/2311-3065-2018-6-1-175-191
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