Laws of Form

Download or read book Laws of Form written by Louis H. Kauffman and published by Series on Knots & Everything. This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laws of Form is a seminal work in foundations of logic, mathematics and philosophy published by G Spencer-Brown in 1969. The book provides a new point of view on form and the role of distinction, markedness and the absence of distinction (the unmarked state) in the construction of any universe. A conference was held August 8-10, 2019 at the Old Library, Liverpool University, 19 Abercromby Square, L697ZN, UK to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Laws of Form and to remember George Spencer-Brown, its author. The book is a collection of paperers introducing and extending Laws of Form written primarily by people who attended the conference in 2019.