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logicist

logicist

9.3
A person who studies or uses strict rules of thinking
  • noun
  • /ˈlɒdʒɪsɪst/
translation icon : lógico
  • The seminar on mathematical philosophy was led by a renowned logicist who emphasized the importance of logical reasoning.
  • logicist thesis

Examples

  • As a skilled logicist, she often debates the foundations of mathematics with her peers.

  • Many admire his approach as a logicist for its rigorous application of logical principles in solving complex problems.

  • Since the beginning of this century, commentators have tended to try to solve these problems by appealing to the so-called logicist thesis.

    Academic text (1998)

  • It does show that the concept of "good reason," as it is used by the scientific and, to any extent, by the lay community, does not yield to an explanatory analysis in logicist terms.

    Academic text (1991)

  • In this paper, I shall try to solve the puzzles posed by the triad of metaphysical claims without availing myself of the logicist thesis.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In recent years, however, a number of writers have pointed out serious difficulties in the logicist thesis; they have not only detected gaps in the supposed derivation, but they have questioned whether Leibniz even intended to offer such a derivation of his metaphysics from his logic.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

logician
vslogicist
3 7.3

A person who studies rules of thinking and arguments

also supports the view that mathematics can be reduced to logic
symbolic logician
vslogicist
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who studies formal rules of reasoning using signs

is broader and can include support for reducing mathematics to logic

How Skilled

authority
292 4.2
logician
3 7.3
logicist
9.3
researcher
693 2.7
student
∞ 1.0
novice
46 3.4

Surface Forms

logicist singular
logicists plural

Morphology

logicist = logic (transparent) = logic + ist

Clear agentive/ideological formation: '-ist' forms a noun meaning 'a person associated with or advocating (logic)'.

Etymology

The word logicist comes from logic (from Greek logos 'reason') and the ending -ist, like in artist or scientist, meaning 'a person who practices or believes in something'. So, a logicist is someone who studies formal logic or who thinks mathematics can be made from pure reason.