logicism

American

[loj-uh-siz-uhm] / ˈlɒdʒ əˌsɪz əm /

noun

Logic, Mathematics.

the doctrine, developed chiefly by Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell, that mathematics can be reduced to logic.

logicism British

/ ˈlɒdʒɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be deduced from logic Compare intuitionism formalism

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Etymology

Origin of logicism

First recorded in 1935–40; logic + -ism

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Moreover, this doctrine of universal logicism teaches that when that which is perfect is come, imperfection shall be done away.

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Again it is worth noting that this mutation of logical into ontological elements seems to differ only "in position" from the universal logicism of absolute idealism.

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