Symbolic Logic

by Lewis Carroll

Overview

Worldwide literature classic, among top 100 literary novels of all time. A must read for everybody, a book that will keep saying what it has to say for years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788834115312
Publisher:	JH
Publication date:	03/30/2019
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	571 KB

About the Author

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, universally recognized by his literary pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was a figure of singular complexity in the intellectual and cultural landscape of Victorian England. Born on January 27, 1832, in Daresbury, Cheshire, Dodgson was educated at Rugby School and later at Christ Church, Oxford, where he excelled in mathematics and eventually became a lecturer in the subject. His academic career was marked by a profound interest in logic, geometry, and algebra—disciplines that informed his lifelong pursuit of intellectual order and precision.

Although celebrated primarily for his contributions to children’s literature, particularly Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Dodgson’s scholarly output was substantial. He authored numerous treatises on mathematical and logical subjects, including Euclid and His Modern Rivals and Symbolic Logic, which attest to his dedication to the systematic exploration of reasoning. These works reflect a methodological rigor combined with an unusual capacity to render abstract concepts intelligible through imaginative presentation.

Carroll’s intellectual life was deeply intertwined with his aesthetic sensibilities. His fascination with language, structure, and paradox manifests both in his literary and logical writings, suggesting an underlying unity of purpose: the reconciliation of order and whimsy, of deductive rigor and creative play. This synthesis challenges the conventional bifurcation of the rational and the fantastical, positioning Carroll as a thinker who perceived logic not merely as an austere discipline but as an arena for intellectual artistry.

Beyond his academic and literary pursuits, Carroll was an accomplished photographer, a meticulous diarist, and a figure of enduring curiosity for scholars of Victorian culture. His personal life, characterized by reclusiveness and a strict moral code, remains the subject of considerable biographical inquiry, particularly in relation to the social and aesthetic sensibilities of his time.

Date of Birth:

January 27, 1832

Date of Death:

January 14, 1898

Place of Birth:

Daresbury, Cheshire, England

Place of Death:

Guildford, Surrey, England

Education:

Richmond School, Christ Church College, Oxford University, B.A., 1854; M.A., 1857

Website:

http://www.lewis-carroll-birthplace.org.uk/