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− | '''Differential logic''' is the component of | + | '''Differential logic''' is the component of logic whose object is the successful description of variation — for example, the aspects of change, difference, distribution, and diversity — in [[universes of discourse]] that are subject to logical description. In formal logic, differential logic treats the principles that govern the use of a ''differential logical calculus'', that is, a formal system with the expressive capacity to describe change and diversity in logical universes of discourse. |
A simple example of a differential logical calculus is furnished by a [[differential propositional calculus]]. This augments ordinary [[propositional calculus]] in the same way that the [[differential calculus]] of [[Leibniz]] and [[Newton]] augments the [[analytic geometry]] of [[Descartes]]. | A simple example of a differential logical calculus is furnished by a [[differential propositional calculus]]. This augments ordinary [[propositional calculus]] in the same way that the [[differential calculus]] of [[Leibniz]] and [[Newton]] augments the [[analytic geometry]] of [[Descartes]]. | ||
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− | * [[Directory: | + | * [[Directory:Jon Awbrey/Papers/Differential Logic : Introduction|Differential Logic : Introduction]] |
* [[Directory:Jon Awbrey/Papers/Differential Logic and Dynamic Systems 2.0|Differential Logic and Dynamic Systems]] | * [[Directory:Jon Awbrey/Papers/Differential Logic and Dynamic Systems 2.0|Differential Logic and Dynamic Systems]] |
Revision as of 18:08, 18 June 2009
Differential logic is the component of logic whose object is the successful description of variation — for example, the aspects of change, difference, distribution, and diversity — in universes of discourse that are subject to logical description. In formal logic, differential logic treats the principles that govern the use of a differential logical calculus, that is, a formal system with the expressive capacity to describe change and diversity in logical universes of discourse.
A simple example of a differential logical calculus is furnished by a differential propositional calculus. This augments ordinary propositional calculus in the same way that the differential calculus of Leibniz and Newton augments the analytic geometry of Descartes.