All this might anyhow be called metaphysics; but it is regarded as logic when adduced as bearing on an unsolved problem, not simply as information interesting for its own sake. The only one of these which is a distinct science is evidently (2). THE UTILITY OF LOGIC That of (1) above and of (3) are evident: the interesting ones are (2) and (4).

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The paper containing the culmination of the calculus of operation, and the theoretical as well as technical origin of Boole’s revolution in mathematical logic, treated systematically in 1847. Boole’s innovative combination of logical propositions by means of algebraic symbols rested entirely on his early development of calculus of operations, which he conducted following Herschel’s and Babbage’s early work, also pursued independently by Gregory and De Morgan. Boole’s primary aim was the ‘distillation’ of algebraic calculi common to different areas, like propositions, classes and probabilities. The General Method of Analysis was awarded the Mathematical Medal of the Royal Society in 1844. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, vol. 134, part II. London, Taylor and Francis, 1844.

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