Jean Nicod
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'''Jean George Pierre Nicod''' (c. [[1893]] - [[16 February]] [[1924]]) was a [[France|French]] [[philosopher]] and [[logician]].
In his best known work, he showed that the classical [[propositional calculus]] could be derived from one axiom and one rule, both expressed using the [[Sheffer stroke]]. He also developed [[Nicod's criterion]].
Nicod died at the age of 31 from [[tuberculosis]].
See also [[Carl Hempel]]'s [[raven paradox]].
== Legacy ==
The [[Institut Jean Nicod]] (Paris) — a branch of the French ''Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique'' ([[CNRS]]) -- is research laboratory at the interface between [[philosophy]], [[cognitive science]], and the [[social science]]s — was named in honour of Nicod's memory. Jean Nicod's name is also commemorated by the prestigious [[Jean Nicod Prize|Jean Nicod Lectures]], delivered annually in Paris by a leading [[philosopher of mind]] or philosophically oriented [[cognitive scientist]], and published as a series by the [[MIT Press]]. The lecturer is awarded the [[Jean Nicod Prize]] by the [[CNRS]].
== Main works ==
*1917, "A Reduction in the Number of Primitive Propositions of Logic," ''Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc.'' '''19''': 32-41.
*1921, "La géométrie des sensations de mouvement," ''Revue de métaphysique et de morale'' '''28''': 537-43.
*1922, "Les tendances philosophiques de M. Bertrand Russell," ''Revue de métaphysique et de morale'' '''29''': 77-84.
*1922, "Mathematical Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics" in [[The Encyclopedia Britannica]]: ''The New Volumes, vol. 3'', 12th ed. 874-76.
*1923. ''La géométrie dans le monde sensible''. Thèse, Univ. de Paris.
*1923. ''Le problème logique de l'induction''. Thèse complémentaire, Univ. de Paris.
*1924. "Les relations des valeurs et les relations de sens en logique formelle," ''Revue de métaphysique et de morale'' '''31''': 467-80.
* 1924, "Freedom of Association and Trade Unionism: An Introductory Survey," ''International Labor Review'' '''9''': 467-80.
*1930. ''Foundations of Geometry & Induction, Containing Geometry in a Sensible World and the Logical Problem of Induction'', with prefaces by [[Bertrand Russell]] and [[André Lalande]]. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. Reprinted 2000, London: Routledge.
==External links==
* [http://www.institutnicod.org/jn.htm Jean Nicod (1893-1924): Biographical note and works] (in French)
* [http://www.institutnicod.org/ Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS)]
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