Ebook: The continued exercise of reason: public addresses by George Boole

Intro; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 ON THE GENIUS AND DISCOVERIES OF SIR ISAAC NEWTON; 2 ON THE CHARACTER AND ORIGIN OF THE ANCIENT MYTHOLOGIES; 3 ON THE QUESTION: ARE THE PLANETS INHABITED?; 4 A PLEA FOR FREEDOM; 5 THE RIGHT USE OF LEISURE; 6 ON EDUCATION; 7 THE CLAIMS OF SCIENCE; 8 THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF INTELLECTUAL CULTURE; NOTES; INDEX.;Lectures, many never before published, that offer insights into the early thinking of the mathematician and polymath George Boole. George Boole (1815-1864), remembered by history as the developer of an eponymous form of algebraic logic, can be considered a pioneer of the information age not only because of the application of Boolean logic to the design of switching circuits but also because of his contributions to the mass distribution of knowledge. In the classroom and the lecture hall, Boole interpreted recent discoveries and debates in a wide range of fields for a general audience. This collection of lectures, many never before published, offers insights into the early thinking of an innovative mathematician and intellectual polymath.