Guide Philosophical Logic

Ed. by Lou Goble

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Blackwell Philosophy Guides
• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 921g
• ISBN-13: 9780631206934
• ISBN-10: 0631206930
• Artikelnr.: 13598156

Autorenporträt

LOU GOBLE is Professor of Philosophy at Willamette University. He has published numerous articles in philosophical logic in various anthologies and journals such as Journal of Philosophical Logic, Logique et Analyse, Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic, and other more general philosophy journals.

Inhaltsangabe

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 Gödel'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 Hájek
17 Conditionals 385
Dorothy Edgington
18 Negation 415
Heinrich Wansing
19 Quantifiers 437
Dag Westerståhl
20 Logic and Natural Language 461
Alice ter Meulen
Index 484

Rezensionen

"Suppose your friend - or your student, or yourself -knows a little logic and a little philosophy. If you wish thatperson to gain an early appreciation of philosophical logic, thenthis book is a perfect gift - or assignment, or purchase.Written by outstanding philosophical logicians, its clear andauthoritative chapters guide the reader directly into the heart ofeach topic. There are enough details to create genuineunderstanding, but not so many as to intimidate. The term 'guide'is exactly the right word for this splendid book."
Nuel Belnap, University of Pittsburgh

"This is an excellent collection of articles covering the mainareas of philosophical logic, written by front-line,internationally known researchers in the field. It should beavailable in every serious library."
Dov Gabbay, King's College, London

"This volume on philosophical logic is a welcome and manageableresource. The editor is to be congratulated both on his choice ofmaterial and on his choice of collaborators. The result is awell-balanced mix of authoritative overviews of classicalmathematical logic and up-to-date accounts of topics in linguisticsand computer science."
Krister Segerberg, Uppsala University

"These twenty chapters cover the areas of logic of greatestinterest to philosophers, and also to computer scientists,linguists, and cognitive scientists. They are written byworld-class authorities in their fields and give comprehensive anddefinitive introductions to their subjects."
Ernie Lepore, Rutgers University

"For those interested in the philosophy of logic an excellentplace to turn would be The Blackwell Guide to PhilosophicalLogic edited by Lou Goble. The book consists of 20 speciallywritten essays by distinguished figures in the field, each with aneditor's introduction."
Times higher Education Supplement

"The intended readership is philosophers and logicians, butthere is much that will be of interest to computer scientists,cognative scientists and theoretical linguists. The Book isaccessible to non-experts and experts will find much substance inthe essays."
Studia Logica