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Alfred Tarski: Life and Logic
by Anita Burd Feferman  Publisher Comments Alfred Tarski, one of the greatest logicians of all time, is widely thought of as 'the man who defined truth'. His mathematical work on the concepts of truth and logical consequence are cornerstones of modern logic, influencing developments in philosophy,...
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Argumentation Library #4: Argument, Inference and Dialectic: Collected Papers on Informal Logic
by Robert C. Pinto Publisher Comments This volume contains 12 papers addressed to researchers and advanced students in informal logic and related fields, such as argumentation, formal logic, and communications. Among the issues are attempts to rethink the nature of argument and of inference,...
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Rule of Reason Containing the Art of Logic
by Thomas Wilson Publisher Comments Logic is an art to reason probably on both parts of all matters that be put forth so far as the nature of everything can bear. This art is divided into two parts. The first part frames things together in knitting words. The second part consists of...
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Logic
by Greg Restall Publisher Comments Understanding logic is essential for philosophy and crucial in the study of mathematics, computing, and linguistics. Greg Restall's Logic is a comprehensive introduction to the major concepts and techniques involved in the study of logic, including...
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Naive Set Theory (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)
by Paul R Halmos Publisher Comments From the Reviews: "...He (the author) uses the language and notation of ordinary informal mathematics to state the basic set-theoretic facts which a beginning student of advanced mathematics needs to know. ...Because of the informal method of...
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Wittgenstein, Finitism, and the Foundations of Mathematics (Oxford Philosophical Monographs)
by Mathieu Marion Publisher Comments This pioneering book demonstrates the crucial importance of Wittgenstein's philosophy of mathematics to his philosophy as a whole. Marion traces the development of Wittgenstein's thinking in the context of the mathematical and philosophical work of the...
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Wittgenstein on Mind and Language
by David G. Stern Publisher Comments Drawing on ten years of research on the unpublished Wittgenstein papers, Stern investigates what motivated Wittgenstein's philosophical writing and casts new light on the Tractatus and Philosophical Investigations. The book is an exposition of...
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Introduction To Non-classical Logic (01 - Old Edition)
by Graham Priest Publisher Comments This is the first introductory textbook on non-classical propositional logics....
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The Revenge of the Liar: New Essays on the Paradox
by J. C. (edt) Beall Publisher Comments The Liar paradox raises foundational questions about logic, language, and truth (and semantic notions in general). A simple Liar sentence like 'This sentence is false' appears to be both true and false if it is either true or false. For if the sentence...
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Intermediate Logic
by David Bostock Publisher Comments Intermediate Logic is an ideal text for anyone who has taken a first course in logic and is progressing to further study. It examines logical theory, rather than the applications of logic, and does not assume any specific technical grounding. The author...
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Paradoxes: Their Roots, Range, and Resolution
by Nicholas Rescher Publisher Comments A paradox (from the Greek word meaning "contrary to expectation") is a statement that seems self-contradictory but may be true. Exploring the distinction between truth and plausibility, the author presents a standardized, straightforward approach for...
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Absolute Generality
by Agustin (edt) Rayo Publisher Comments The problem of absolute generality has attracted much attention in recent philosophy. Agustin Rayo and Gabriel Uzquiano have assembled a distinguished team of contributors to write new essays on the topic. They investigate the question of whether it is...
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Logical Fictions: Tools for Learning the Facts
by Frederick R. Bauer Publisher Comments The media bombard us with claims that are often strange, unclear, and even upsetting. Quantum physicists claim that vacuum nothingness is not really nothing, because it teems with energy and virtual particles. Psychological research suggests that most of...
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Handbook of Philosophical Logic #10: Handbook of Philosophical Logic
by Dov M. (edt) Gabbay Publisher Comments The first edition of the Handbook of Philosophical Logic (four volumes) was published in the period 1983-1989 and has proven to be an invaluable reference work to both students and researchers in formal philosophy, language and logic. The second edition...
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Picture Logic
by Alfred James Swinburne Publisher Comments 1899. An attempt to popularize the science of reasoning by the combination of humorous pictures with examples of reasoning taken from daily life. With original illustrations from drawings by the author engraved on wood by G. Pearson. Contents: What is...
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The Categories
by Aristotle Publisher Comments Expressions which are in no way composite signify substance, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, position, state, action, or affection. To sketch my meaning roughly, examples of substance are 'man' or 'the horse', of quantity, such terms as 'two...
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Must We Mean What We Say?: A Book of Essays
by Stanley Cavell Publisher Comments Reissued with a new preface these famous essays cover a wide range of philosophical issues....
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Beyond Rigidity: The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity
by Scott Soames Publisher Comments In this fascinating work, Scott Soames offers a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertions made by utterances. He gives meanings of proper names and natural kind predicates and explains their use in attitude ascriptions....
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Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Godel
by Rebecca Goldstein Publisher Comments A gem....An unforgettable account of one of the great moments in the history of human thought.--Steven Pinker A masterly introduction to the life and thought of the man who transformed our conception of math forever. Kurt Godel is considered the greatest...
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Mysticism and Logic
by Bertrand Russell Publisher Comments 10 brilliant essays by a Nobel Prize-winning philosopher challenge romantic mysticism and promote a scientific view of society and nature. Russell explains his theory of logical atomism in these witty, cogent writings, which include popular treatments of...
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