Jean Nicod

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Jean Nicod

Philosophy

#2101

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Logic

#779

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• Philosophy

Jean Nicod's Degrees

• PhD Philosophy Université Paris Cité

Why Is Jean Nicod Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Jean George Pierre Nicod was a French philosopher and logician, best known for his work on propositional logic and induction. Biography Nicod's main contribution to formal logic was to show that classical propositional calculus could be axiomatized with only one axiom - which is now known as Nicod's axiom - and one rule of inference, both formulated using the Sheffer stroke as only connective. In inductive logic and confirmation theory, he famously proposed Nicod's criterion, according to which a conditional hypothesis is confirmed by all and only its positive instances. This principle plays a central role in the derivation of Carl Hempel's raven paradox.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Jean Nicod?

Jean Nicod is affiliated with the following schools:

• Université Paris Cité