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What Logics Mean

Author : James W. Garson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107471001
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book What Logics Mean written by James W. Garson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the rules of logic say about the meanings of the symbols they govern? In this book, James W. Garson examines the inferential behaviour of logical connectives (such as 'and', 'or', 'not' and 'if ... then'), whose behaviour is defined by strict rules, and proves definitive results concerning exactly what those rules express about connective truth conditions. He explores the ways in which, depending on circumstances, a system of rules may provide no interpretation of a connective at all, or the interpretation we ordinarily expect for it, or an unfamiliar or novel interpretation. He also shows how the novel interpretations thus generated may be used to help analyse philosophical problems such as vagueness and the open future. His book will be valuable for graduates and specialists in logic, philosophy of logic, and philosophy of language.

What Logics Mean

Author : James W. Garson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110703910X
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book What Logics Mean written by James W. Garson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how the meanings of the symbols of logic are determined by the rules that govern them.

A Concise Introduction to Logic

Author : Craig DeLancey
Publisher : Open SUNY Textbooks
ISBN 13 : 9781942341437
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book A Concise Introduction to Logic written by Craig DeLancey and published by Open SUNY Textbooks. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Logic, Meaning and Computation

Author : C. Anthony Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789401005272
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Logic, Meaning and Computation written by C. Anthony Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Logic, Language, and Meaning

Author : L. T. F. Gamut
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (929 download)

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Download or read book Logic, Language, and Meaning written by L. T. F. Gamut and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Logic of Definition

Author : William Leslie Davidson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Logic of Definition written by William Leslie Davidson and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Modal Logic for Philosophers

Author : James W. Garson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521682290
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book Modal Logic for Philosophers written by James W. Garson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-08-14 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2006 book provides an accessible, yet technically sound treatment of modal logic and its philosophical applications.

Logic for Philosophy

Author : Theodore Sider
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192658816
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Logic for Philosophy written by Theodore Sider and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logic for Philosophy is an introduction to logic for students of contemporary philosophy. It is suitable both for advanced undergraduates and for beginning graduate students in philosophy. It covers (i) basic approaches to logic, including proof theory and especially model theory, (ii) extensions of standard logic that are important in philosophy, and (iii) some elementary philosophy of logic. It emphasizes breadth rather than depth. For example, it discusses modal logic and counterfactuals, but does not prove the central metalogical results for predicate logic (completeness, undecidability, etc.) Its goal is to introduce students to the logic they need to know in order to read contemporary philosophical work. It is very user-friendly for students without an extensive background in mathematics. In short, this book gives you the understanding of logic that you need to do philosophy.

Rationality and Logic

Author : Robert Hanna
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262263114
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Rationality and Logic written by Robert Hanna and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009-01-23 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An argument that logic is intrinsically psychological and human psychology is intrinsically logical, and that the connection between human rationality and logic is both constitutive and mutual. In Rationality and Logic, Robert Hanna argues that logic is intrinsically psychological and that human psychology is intrinsically logical. He claims that logic is cognitively constructed by rational animals (including humans) and that rational animals are essentially logical animals. In order to do so, he defends the broadly Kantian thesis that all (and only) rational animals possess an innate cognitive "logic faculty." Hanna's claims challenge the conventional philosophical wisdom that sees logic as a fully formal or "topic-neutral" science irreconcilably separate from the species- or individual-specific focus of empirical psychology.Logic and psychology went their separate ways after attacks by Frege and Husserl on logical psychologism—the explanatory reduction of logic to empirical psychology. Hanna argues, however, that—despite the fact that logical psychologism is false—there is an essential link between logic and psychology. Rational human animals constitute the basic class of cognizers or thinkers studied by cognitive psychology; given the connection between rationality and logic that Hanna claims, it follows that the nature of logic is significantly revealed to us by cognitive psychology. Hanna's proposed "logical cognitivism" has two important consequences: the recognition by logically oriented philosophers that psychologists are their colleagues in the metadiscipline of cognitive science; and radical changes in cognitive science itself. Cognitive science, Hanna argues, is not at bottom a natural science; it is both an objective or truth-oriented science and a normative human science, as is logic itself.

The International Student's Guide to UK Education

Author : Martin Hyde
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136735070
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book The International Student's Guide to UK Education written by Martin Hyde and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you thinking of studying at university in Britain? Do you feel confused about which course is best for you, which university to choose, and how to apply? Are you wondering about what kinds of challenges you will be faced with, how best to approach them and how to overcome them? If so, this guidebook is for you. Honest and accurate, this book acts as an international student introduction and cultural guide to UK Higher Education. It informs and guides students in their preparation for all aspects of UK HE, from university selection and application through to participation, and provides a clear understanding of how British universities function. Helping international students make the most of the many opportunities that university offers, this text will expand your knowledge of UK Higher Education with regards to: Application procedures Finances Self-awareness, cultural understanding and adaptation (social and academic) University administrative procedures, facilities and support Work and career information and advice. The International Student’s Guide to UK Education is a comprehensive guide that will help students to develop critical and reflective ability in order to become independent, well-informed and empowered decision makers.

Logic, Language, and Meaning, Volume 1

Author : L. T. F. Gamut
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226280844
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Logic, Language, and Meaning, Volume 1 written by L. T. F. Gamut and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the two volumes of Logic, Language, and Meaning can be used independently of one another, together they provide a comprehensive overview of modern logic as it is used as a tool in the analysis of natural language. Both volumes provide exercises and their solutions. Volume 1, Introduction to Logic, begins with a historical overview and then offers a thorough introduction to standard propositional and first-order predicate logic. It provides both a syntactic and a semantic approach to inference and validity, and discusses their relationship. Although language and meaning receive special attention, this introduction is also accessible to those with a more general interest in logic. In addition, the volume contains a survey of such topics as definite descriptions, restricted quantification, second-order logic, and many-valued logic. The pragmatic approach to non-truthconditional and conventional implicatures are also discussed. Finally, the relation between logic and formal syntax is treated, and the notions of rewrite rule, automation, grammatical complexity, and language hierarchy are explained.

Being Logical

Author : D.Q. McInerny
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812971159
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Being Logical written by D.Q. McInerny and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2005-05-10 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professor Logic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Being logical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also requires studying and understanding illogical thinking, both to sharpen one’s own skills and to protect against incoherent, or deliberately misleading, reasoning. Elegant, pithy, and precise, Being Logical breaks logic down to its essentials through clear analysis, accessible examples, and focused insights. D. Q. McInerney covers the sources of illogical thinking, from naïve optimism to narrow-mindedness, before dissecting the various tactics—red herrings, diversions, and simplistic reasoning—the illogical use in place of effective reasoning. An indispensable guide to using logic to advantage in everyday life, this is a concise, crisply readable book. Written explicitly for the layperson, McInerny’s Being Logical promises to take its place beside Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style as a classic of lucid, invaluable advice. Praise for Being Logical “Highly readable . . . D. Q. McInerny offers an introduction to symbolic logic in plain English, so you can finally be clear on what is deductive reasoning and what is inductive. And you’ll see how deductive arguments are constructed.”—Detroit Free Press “McInerny’s explanatory outline of sound thinking will be eminently beneficial to expository writers, debaters, and public speakers.”—Booklist “Given the shortage of logical thinking, And the fact that mankind is adrift, if not sinking, It is vital that all of us learn to think straight. And this small book by D.Q. McInerny is great. It follows therefore since we so badly need it, Everybody should not only but it, but read it.” —Charles Osgood

Metainferential Logics

Author : Federico Pailos
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031443810
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book Metainferential Logics written by Federico Pailos and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to present a comprehensive investigation of the technical features of the metainferential logics developed in the last years, with their most relevant results and applications. It provides some new paths to define and investigate metainferential logics and offers a thorough study of the semantics and the proof-theories of this new and exciting variety of families of logics. This volume examines the hierarchies of metainferential logics and gives a general and systematic theory of them, and of the truth theories based on these logics. This book puts forward the prospects for truth-theories based on the metainferential logics of the TS/ST hierarchy and argues for its promise noting that each of these logics can be safely expanded with a transparent truth predicate. It also goes onto to explore new developments in three fields related to logics – namely metainferential logics built by means of the Weak Kleene schema and combining them with logics defined through the Strong Kleene schema, proof-theoretic presentations, and those with a with a global or an absolutely global validity standard, instead of a local one. This book is of interest to scholars in formal logic.

Logics of Conversation

Author : Nicholas Asher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521650588
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Logics of Conversation written by Nicholas Asher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-19 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents

The Semantic Conception of Logic

Author : Gil Sagi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108529828
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Semantic Conception of Logic written by Gil Sagi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of new essays presents cutting-edge research on the semantic conception of logic, the invariance criteria of logicality, grammaticality, and logical truth. Contributors explore the history of the semantic tradition, starting with Tarski, and its historical applications, while central criticisms of the tradition, and especially the use of invariance criteria to explain logicality, are revisited by the original participants in that debate. Other essays discuss more recent criticism of the approach, and researchers from mathematics and linguistics weigh in on the role of the semantic tradition in their disciplines. This book will be invaluable to philosophers and logicians alike.

Logic

Author : Nicholas J.J. Smith
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691151636
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Logic written by Nicholas J.J. Smith and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an essential introduction to classical logic.

The Problem of Plurality of Logics

Author : Pavel Arazim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350146765
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Problem of Plurality of Logics written by Pavel Arazim and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the foundation of our rationality, logic has traditionally been considered fixed, stable and constant. This conception of the discipline has been challenged recently by the plurality of logics and in this book, Pavel Arazim extends the debate to offer a new view of logic as dynamic and without a definite, specific shape. The Problem of Plurality of Logics examines the origins of our standard view of logic alongside Kant's theories, the holistic view, the issue of logic's pragmatic significance and Robert Brandom's logical expressivism. Arazim then draws on proof-theoretical approaches to present a convincing argument for a dynamic version of logical inferentialism, which opens space for a new freedom to modify our own logic. He explores the scope, possibilities and limits of this freedom in order to highlight the future paths logic could take, as a motivation for further research. Marking a departure from logical monism and also from the recent doctrine of logical pluralism in its various forms, this book addresses current debates concerning the expressive role of logic and contributes to a lively area of discussion in analytic philosophy.