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Work #658 · Early

Begriffsschrift

Gottlob Frege
1879 · German
Mathematical-logical treatise · Foundations of mathematics / analytic philosophy

Frege's 1879 foundational Begriffsschrift — modern formal logic, quantifiers, and a new logical notation

Attribute Fingerprint

Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Begriffsschrift (Early)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency None
Observer · Moral Authority Reason
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Begriffsschrift

The eternal time of logical truth.

Space

Begriffsschrift

The formal-logical space.

Matter

Begriffsschrift

The world expressed in concept-script.

Observer

Begriffsschrift

The logical reasoner.

Energy

Begriffsschrift

Energies of formal-logical reasoning.

Information

Begriffsschrift

Foundational formal-logical framework.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Begriffsschrift

Frege's Begriffsschrift founded modern logic; his later logicist project foundered on Russell's 1902 paradox.