Relevant logic : a philosophical examination of inference

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Relevant logic : a philosophical examination of inference

Stephen Read

B. Blackwell, 1988

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"First published in USA 1989"

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Description

A logical theory should provide a general criterion of validity. "Relevant Logic" sets out to establish such a criterion, and to describe the philosophical basis and the formal theory of logical argument. The notion of relevance required for this theory is obtained by an analysis of the grounds for asserting a formula in a proof. Stephen Read essays a deduction of proof-theory embracing classical, relevant and modal logics and consistent with the appropriate semantics. "Relevant Logic" also contains a philosophical analysis of the notion of meaning as it relates to logical theory. The work is aimed at specialists in philosophical logic, formal logic, cognitive science, semantics and computer science.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Scepticism and Logic
  • 2. Classical Logic
  • 3. An Intensional Conjunction
  • 4. Proof-Theory for Relevant Logic
  • 5. Worlds Semantics for Relevant Logics
  • 6. Relevance
  • 7. Logic on the Scottish Plan
  • 8. Deviant Logic and the Sense of Connectives
  • 9. Semantics and the Theory of Meaning
  • 10. Conclusion.

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  • NCID
    BA06860876
  • ISBN
    • 0631161848
  • LCCN
    88006587
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford, UK ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 199 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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