The Blackwell guide to philosophical logic
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The Blackwell guide to philosophical logic
(Blackwell philosophy guides)
Blackwell Publishers, c2001
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ISBN 9780631206927
Description
This volume presents a definitive introduction to twenty core areas of philosophical logic including classical logic, modal logic, alternative logics and close examinations of key logical concepts. The chapters, written especially for this volume by internationally distinguished logicians, philosophers, computer scientists and linguists, provide comprehensive studies of the concepts, motivations, methods, formal systems, major results and applications of their subject areas.The Blackwell Guide to Philosophical Logic engages both general readers and experienced logicians and provides a solid foundation for further study.
Table of Contents
- Contributors. Preface. Introduction: Lou Goble (Willamette University). 1. Classical Logic I - First-Order Logic: Wilfrid Hodges (Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London). 2. Classical Logic II - Higher-Order Logic: Stewart Shapiro (The Ohio State University at Newark
- University of St. Andrews). 3. Set Theory: John P. Burgess (Princeton University). 4. Godel's Incompleteness Theorems: Raymond Smullyan (Indiana University). 5. Truth: Anil Gupta (Indiana University). 6. Logical Consequence: Patricia A. Blanchette (University of Notre Dame). 7. Modal Logic: M. J. Cresswell (Victoria University of Wellington). 8. Deontic Logic: Risto Hilpinen (University of Miami, Coral Gables). 9. Epistemic Logic: J. -J. Ch. Meyer (Utrecht University) . 10. Temporal Logic: Yde Venema (University of Amsterdam). 11. Intuitionistic Logic: Dirk van Dalen (Utrecht University). 12. Free Logics: Karel Lambert (University of California at Irvine and the University of Salzburg). 13. Relevant Logics: Edwin D. Mares (Victoria University of Wellington) and Robert K. Meyer (Australian National University). 14. Many-Valued Logics: Grzegorz Malinowski (University of Ode). 15. Nonmonotonic Logic: John F. Horty (University of Maryland). 16. Probability, Logic, and Probability Logic: Alan Hajek (California Institute of Technology). 17. Conditionals: Dorothy Edgington (University of Oxford). 18. Negation: Heinrich Wansing (Dresden University of Technology). 19. Quantifiers: Dag Westerstahl (Goteborg University). 20. Logic and Natural Language: Alice ter Meulen (University of Groningen). Index.
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Description
This volume presents a definitive introduction to twenty core areas of philosophical logic including classical logic, modal logic, alternative logics and close examinations of key logical concepts.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors vii
Preface ix
Introduction 1
Lou Goble
1 Classical Logic I - First-Order Logic 9
Wilfrid Hodges
2 Classical Logic II - Higher-Order Logic 33
Stewart Shapiro
3 Set Theory 55
John P. Burgess
4 Goedel's Incompleteness Theorems 72
Raymond Smullyan
5 Truth 90
Anil Gupta
6 Logical Consequence 115
Patricia A. Blanchette
7 Modal Logic 136
M. J. Cresswell
8 Deontic Logic 159
Risto Hilpinen
9 Epistemic Logic 183
J.-J. Ch. Meyer
10 Temporal Logic 203
Yde Venema
11 Intuitionistic Logic 224
Dirk van Dalen
12 Free Logics 258
Karel Lambert
13 Relevant Logics 280
Edwin D. Mares and Robert K. Meyer
14 Many-Valued Logics 309
Grzegorz Malinowski
15 Nonmonotonic Logic 336
John F. Horty
16 Probability, Logic, and Probability Logic 362
Alan Hajek
17 Conditionals 385
Dorothy Edgington
18 Negation 415
Heinrich Wansing
19 Quantifiers 437
Dag Westerstahl
20 Logic and Natural Language 461
Alice ter Meulen
Index 484
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