__NOTOC__ Robert Blanché (1898–1975) was an associate professor of

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

at the

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. He wrote many books addressing the

philosophy of mathematics The philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that studies the assumptions, foundations, and implications of mathematics. It aims to understand the nature and methods of mathematics, and find out the place of mathematics in people's ...

About ''Structures intellectuelles''

Robert Blanché died in 1975. Nine years before, in 1966, he published with Vrin: ''Structures intellectuelles''. Therein, he deals with the

logical hexagon Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from premises ...

. Whereas the logical square or square of Apuleius represents four values: A,E,I,O , the logical hexagon represents six, that is to say, not only A,E,I,O but also two new values: Y and U. It is advisable to read the article:

as well what concerns

Indian logic The development of Indian logic dates back to the ''anviksiki'' of Medhatithi Gautama (c. 6th century BCE); the Sanskrit grammar rules of Pāṇini (c. 5th century BCE); the Vaisheshika school's analysis of atomism (c. 6th century BCE to 2nd centur ...

. In ''La Logique et son histoire d' Aristote à Russell'', published with Armand Colin in 1970, Robert Blanché, the author of Structures intellectuelles (Vrin, 1966) mentions that Józef Maria Bocheński speaks of a sort of Indian logical triangle to be compared with the square of Aristotle (or square of Apuleius), in other words with the square of opposition.

Works

*''La Notion de fait psychique, essai sur les rapports du physique et du mental'' – 1934, ed. PUF. *''Le Rationalisme de Whewell'' – 1935, ed. PUF. *''Whewell : de la construction de la science'' – 1938, ed. J. Vrin *''La Science physique et la réalité : réalisme, positivisme, mathématisme'' - 1948, ed. PUF *''Les Attitudes idéalistes'' – 1949, ed. PUF *''L’Axiomatique'' – 1955, ed. P.U.F. coll. Quadrige, 112p. *''Introduction à la logique contemporaine'' - 1957, ed. Armand Colin, coll Cursus, 205p. *''Structures intellectuelles, essai sur l’organisation systématique des concepts'' - 1966, ed. J. Vrin *''Raison et discours, défense de la logique réflexive'' – 1967, ed. J. Vrin *''La science actuelle et le rationalisme'' - 1967, Ed. PUF. *''La Méthode expérimentale et la philosophie de la physique'' – 1969, ed. Armand Collin, 384p *''La logique et son histoire d’Aristote à Russell'', ed. Amand Colin, coll. U, Paris, 1970, 366p. *''La Logique et son histoire'', (avec Jacques Dubucs), ed. Amand Colin, coll. U, Paris, 1996, 396p. (édition revue de 1970) *''L’Épistémologie'' - 1972 ; ed. PUF *''Le Raisonnement'' – 1973, ed. PUF *''L’Induction scientifique et les lois naturelles'' – 1975, ed. PUF

References

Biography on Larousse
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanche, Robert 1898 births 1975 deaths Philosophers of mathematics University of Toulouse faculty French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French philosophers 20th-century French male writers