Word: logical
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Henry M. Scheffer, of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, will deliver, during the first half year, a series of lectures on "Modern Logic...
...first part of the course will deal with the Calculus of Classes, Propositions and Relations, and will indicate the relations of this modern logic to the traditional logic. The second part of the course will examine the logical foundations of some fundamental mathematical concepts, and will consider such topics as Definitions of Pure Mathematics, Definition of Postulates and Abstract Definitions of Geometry...
These lectures, which are intended for students of Mathematics as well as for students of Philosophy, will be open to graduate students in the University and in Radcliffe College. Only a very elementary knowledge of Mathematics and of Logic will be required...
...violate the spirit of the regulations passed by the Governing Boards. Dr. Nichols, however, a professor in the Medical School and a faculty member of the old committee was appointed a graduate member of the new committee. It would seem to most of us, at least, that the same logic which made Dr. Nichols eligible for the new committee might have been extended to the case of Professor White without any great breach of good faith...
...athletics than Professor White. Nor has anyone worked harder to keep them clean, and at the same time avoid unnecessary and petty restrictions. In short we dislike to lose a man of Professor White's calibre, especially when the reasons for his disqualification are supported neither by precedent nor logic...