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A Topology of MindMathematics, Deductive Logic and Abstract Science

A Topology of Mind: Mathematics, Deductive Logic and Abstract Science [The phonetic alphabet had a profound effect of the development of abstract science and deductive logic in ancient Greece. McLuhan (1964) applying his notion that the medium is the message showed that the alphabet is much more than an economical transcription of speech into a written code. The alphabet also has subliminal effects on its users in that it provides a model for analysis, abstraction, coding, and decoding that characterize scientific thought. Of all the writing systems, the phonetic alphabet permits the most economical transcription of speech into a written code. It also introduces a double level of abstraction in writing as words are decomposed into their meaningless phonemes, which are then represented by a small number (22–26) of the letters of the alphabet. The letters are visual signs that are as meaningless as are the phonemes they represent. The alphabet therefore encourages abstraction and analysis as each word must be broken down into its basic phonemes. It also encourages coding when words are represented by the meaningless signs or the letters of the alphabet and decoding when an alphabetic text is read.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Topology of MindMathematics, Deductive Logic and Abstract Science

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
ISBN
978-3-030-96435-1
Pages
39 –52
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-96436-8_4
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[The phonetic alphabet had a profound effect of the development of abstract science and deductive logic in ancient Greece. McLuhan (1964) applying his notion that the medium is the message showed that the alphabet is much more than an economical transcription of speech into a written code. The alphabet also has subliminal effects on its users in that it provides a model for analysis, abstraction, coding, and decoding that characterize scientific thought. Of all the writing systems, the phonetic alphabet permits the most economical transcription of speech into a written code. It also introduces a double level of abstraction in writing as words are decomposed into their meaningless phonemes, which are then represented by a small number (22–26) of the letters of the alphabet. The letters are visual signs that are as meaningless as are the phonemes they represent. The alphabet therefore encourages abstraction and analysis as each word must be broken down into its basic phonemes. It also encourages coding when words are represented by the meaningless signs or the letters of the alphabet and decoding when an alphabetic text is read.]

Published: May 7, 2022

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