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One of the main tasks of mathematical logic is the investigation of formal thinking and inference by means of mathematical methods taken, for example, from algebra or the theory of algorithms. But this task, which has its origins in philosophy, is not its only one; nowadays mathematical logic comprises a multitude of questions and applications to the most diverse domains such as the natural sciences, switchwork algebra, the theory of data processing systems, linguistics, several branches of the social sciences like philosophy, laws, und ethics.
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Gellert, W., Gottwald, S., Hellwich, M., Kästner, H., Küstner, H. (1975). The elements of mathematical logic. In: Gellert, W., Gottwald, S., Hellwich, M., Kästner, H., Küstner, H. (eds) The VNR Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6982-0_16
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