Las of Form Commentary and Remembrance for George Spencer-Bron [Paperback]

This volume is a collection of articles on themes related to the bookLaws of Formby George Spencer-Brown.Laws of Formwas first published in 1969 and brings forth a new articulation of the foundations of thought. InLaws of Formwe have a mathematical formalism based on one symbol and an approach to the question how the world would appear if a distinction could be drawn.Laws of Formdoes not answer the question how, given nothing as a beginning, a distinction can, indeed must, inevitably take place. This second question must, in its own structure, be left to each individual thinker. Nevertheless,Laws of Form, beautifully written and content free (form is emptiness, emptiness is form) is the most powerful mathematical text on the edge of nothing that has been produced since Euclid'sElements. These papers are a tribute to Spencer-Brown and his singular achievement.

This volume is a collection of articles on themes related to the bookLaws of Formby George Spencer-Brown.Laws of Formwas first published in 1969 and brings forth a new articulation of the foundations of thought. InLaws of Formwe have a mathematical formalism based on one symbol and an approach to the question how the world would appear if a distinction could be drawn.Laws of Formdoes not answer the question how, given nothing as a beginning, a distinction can, indeed must, inevitably take place. This second question must, in its own structure, be left to each individual thinker. Nevertheless,Laws of Form, beautifully written and content free (form is emptiness, emptiness is form) is the most powerful mathematical text on the edge of nothing that has been produced since Euclid'sElements. These papers are a tribute to Spencer-Brown and his singular achievement.