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Study On Leibniz's Calculator Algorithm Thought

Posted on:2019-03-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S CaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2428330551457211Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz invented the calculator since he wanted to implement his algorithm thought with it.Leibniz's algorithmic thought which comes from the traditional western rationalism is a kind of thought that can be calculated.He inherited the ideas of his predecessors from aspects of the deductive reasoning and calculations in rationalism and proposed transcendentally the principle of thought is calculable.These principles are the combination principle,the reasoning principle,and the principle of multiplication.They have the characteristics of reductionism,computation,universalism and rationalism.Leibniz invented the four decimal calculator and a binary calculator following the three rules.Dekatron calculators focus on the application of principle of multiplication and combination rules,which reflected the characteristics of reductionism and computationalism.The binary calculator applies the principles of reasoning and combination,which reflected the characteristics of universalism and rationalism.The three rules also 'have some limitations.Multiplication rules pay attention to assignment operation but cannot complete the operation of concept propositions.The combination rule has the limitation of the times.At that time,the physical condition could not produce Leibniz's binary calculator.The inference rule has theoretical limitations.Leibniz failed to find the inference rule of mathematical logic.In response to these problems,Boolean and Turing continue to advance Leibniz's thought of computational thinking.The inference rule faces great difficulties.Looking forward to the development of artificial intelligence,the idea of "thinking computability" has not yet been realized.In a nutshell,it has the value of further research.
Keywords/Search Tags:Leibniz calculator, algorithm ideas, thinking computability, rational rule
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