logicism

[ loj-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

, Logic, Mathematics.

1. the doctrine, developed chiefly by Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell, that mathematics can be reduced to logic.

logicism

/ ˈlɒdʒɪˌsɪzəm /

noun

1. the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be deduced from logic Compare intuitionism formalism

Word History and Origins

Origin of logicism¹

First recorded in 1935–40; logic + -ism

Example Sentences

Moreover, this doctrine of universal logicism teaches that when that which is perfect is come, imperfection shall be done away.

From Project Gutenberg

Again it is worth noting that this mutation of logical into ontological elements seems to differ only "in position" from the universal logicism of absolute idealism.

From Project Gutenberg