The continuum companion to philosophical logic
by Horsten, Leon Pettigrew, Richard
The Continuum Companion to Philosophical Logic offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental areas of philosophical logic - topics that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Seventeen specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably, the exciting new …
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- Full title :The continuum companion to philosophical logic / edited by Richard Pettigrew and Leon Horsten.
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The Continuum Companion to Philosophical Logic offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental areas of philosophical logic - topics that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Seventeen specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to classical logic and its.
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- Publication Date:©2011
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Continuum
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (646 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781441118646, 1441118640
- oclc:ocn880455624
- LC Classification:BC135
- Dewey Decimal:160
Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; 1 Introduction; 2 Mathematical Methods in Philosophy; How to Use This Book; 3 Logical Consequence; 4 Identity and Existence in Logic; 5 Quantification and Descriptions; 6 Higher-Order Logic; 7 The Paradox of Vagueness; 8 Negation; 9 Game-Theoretical Semantics; 10 Mereology; 11 The Logic of Necessity; 12 Tense or Temporal Logic; 13 Truth and Paradox; 14 Indicative Conditionals; 15 Probability; 16 Pure Inductive Logic; 17 Belief Revision; 18 Epistemic Logic; 19 Logic of Decision; 20 Further Reading; Bibliography; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I.
JK; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.
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