Description
Product ID: | 9780521670265 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy |
Title: | An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic |
Subtitle: | From If to Is |
Authors: | Author: Graham Priest |
Page Count: | 643 |
Subjects: | Analytical philosophy and Logical Positivism, Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism, Philosophy: logic, Mathematical logic, Philosophy: logic, Mathematical logic |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition brings together a wide range of topics, including modal, tense, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, paraconsistent, relevant, and fuzzy logics. All of the topics are explained clearly using devices such as tableau proofs, and their relation to current philosophical issues are explained. This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition brings together a wide range of topics, including modal, tense, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, paraconsistent, relevant, and fuzzy logics. Part 1, on propositional logic, is the old Introduction, but contains much new material. Part 2 is entirely new, and covers quantification and identity for all the logics in Part 1. The material is unified by the underlying theme of world semantics. All of the topics are explained clearly using devices such as tableau proofs, and their relation to current philosophical issues and debates are discussed. Students with a basic understanding of classical logic will find this book an invaluable introduction to an area that has become of central importance in both logic and philosophy. It will also interest people working in mathematics and computer science who wish to know about the area. |
Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2008-04-10 |