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@article{citeulike:3729194, abstract = {G. Spencer Brown's book <i>Laws of Form</i> has been enjoying a vogue among social and biological scientists. Proponents claim that the book introduces a new logic ideally suited to their fields of study, and that the new logic solves the problems of self-reference. These claims are false. We show that Brown's system is Boolean algebra in an obscure notation, and that his “solutions” to the problems of self-reference are based on a misunderstanding of Russell's paradox.}, author = {Cull, Paul and Frank, William}, citeulike-article-id = {3729194}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03081077908547450}, doi = {10.1080/03081077908547450}, journal = {International Journal of General Systems}, number = {4}, pages = {201--211}, posted-at = {2008-11-30 09:10:05}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, title = {FLAWS OF FORM}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03081077908547450}, volume = {5}, year = {1979} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3729194 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3729194 N2 - G. Spencer Brown's book <i>Laws of Form</i> has been enjoying a vogue among social and biological scientists. Proponents claim that the book introduces a new logic ideally suited to their fields of study, and that the new logic solves the problems of self-reference. These claims are false. We show that Brown's system is Boolean algebra in an obscure notation, and that his “solutions” to the problems of self-reference are based on a misunderstanding of Russell's paradox. IS - 4 JF - International Journal of General Systems EP - 211 TI - FLAWS OF FORM PB - Taylor & Francis VL - 5 SP - 201 AU - Cull, Paul AU - Frank, William PY - 1979/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03081077908547450 ER -