Philosophical Logic - A Contemporary Introduction

Treats philosophical logic in an integrated way, showing how philosophical considerations motivate the technical projects, and how the constraints revealed by the technical projects illuminate the philosophical issues. Coverage include quantifiers, modal logic, indicative conditionals, intuitionistic logic, and much more.

Sommario

1. Fundamentals 2. Quantifiers 3. Modal Logic 4. Conditionals 5. Logical Consequence via Models 6. Logical Consequence via Proofs 7. Relevance, Logic, and Reasoning 8. Vagueness and the Sorites Paradox

Info autore

John MacFarlane is Professor of Philosophy and a member of the Group in Logic and the Methodology of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Assessment Sensitivity: Relative Truth and Its Applications (2014).

Riassunto

Treats philosophical logic in an integrated way, showing how philosophical considerations motivate the technical projects, and how the constraints revealed by the technical projects illuminate the philosophical issues. Coverage include quantifiers, modal logic, indicative conditionals, intuitionistic logic, and much more.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Macfarlane, MACFARLANE JOHN
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781138737648
• ISBN: 978-1-138-73764-8
• Pagine: 238
• Serie: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
• Categorie: Guide e manuali; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; PHILOSOPHY / General, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: logic, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities