Philosophy: logic

A self-contained guide to pure inductive logic, the study of rational probability treated as a branch of mathematical logic.

A self-contained guide to pure inductive logic, the study of rational probability treated as a branch of mathematical logic.

Penetrating cross-cultural analysis of alternative models of human reasoning.

This book provides a practical argumentation model for intelligent means end-reasoning, a distinctive type of reasoning used for problem-solving and decision-making.

This book approaches the topic of argumentation from the perspective of audiences, rather than the perspective of arguers or arguments.

This book approaches the topic of argumentation from the perspective of audiences, rather than the perspective of arguers or arguments.

A new translation of the popular philosophical essays that made Schopenhauer famous, including essays on a diverse range of topics.

A new translation of the popular philosophical essays that made Schopenhauer famous, including essays on a diverse range of topics.

This book provides a new philosophical fictionalism to solve traditional paradoxes and puzzles in the philosophy of language and metaphysics.

The first full-length historical study of the intellectual origins and institutional context of the nineteenth-century German thinker Hermann Lotze.

This book provides a new philosophical fictionalism to solve traditional paradoxes and puzzles in the philosophy of language and metaphysics.

The first full-length historical study of the intellectual origins and institutional context of the nineteenth-century German thinker Hermann Lotze.

This wide-ranging collection of essays explores the nature of logic and the key issues and debates in the metaphysics of logic.

This wide-ranging collection of essays explores the nature of logic and the key issues and debates in the metaphysics of logic.

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Michael R.

This collection of David Lewis''s most recent papers is devoted to his work on philosophical logic from the last twenty-five years.

In this book the author charts the history and development of modern probability theory.

A textbook, with exercises, on modal logic for readers already acquainted with the elements of formal logic.

Constructs an account of the basic principles for moving towards just institutions and virtuous lives.

Provides a systematic analysis of many common argumentation schemes.

This book addresses the logical aspects of the foundations of scientific theories.

This book addresses the logical aspects of the foundations of scientific theories.

This book offers a comprehensive account of logic that addresses fundamental issues concerning the nature and foundations of the discipline.

This book offers a comprehensive account of logic that addresses fundamental issues concerning the nature and foundations of the discipline.

This collection presents the first sustained examination of the nature and status of the idea of principles in early modern thought.

This collection presents the first sustained examination of the nature and status of the idea of principles in early modern thought.

***Shortlisted for the Architectural Book Awards 2024***It is a common enough assumption that good buildings make us feel good just as poor ones can make us feel insecure, depressed or even threatened.

***Shortlisted for the Architectural Book Awards 2024***It is a common enough assumption that good buildings make us feel good just as poor ones can make us feel insecure, depressed or even threatened.

Action theorists and formal epistemologists often pursue parallel inquiries regarding rationality, with the former focused on practical rationality, and the latter focused on theoretical rationality.

Action theorists and formal epistemologists often pursue parallel inquiries regarding rationality, with the former focused on practical rationality, and the latter focused on theoretical rationality.

The founder of both American pragmatism and semiotics, Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) is widely regarded as an enormously important and pioneering theorist.

The founder of both American pragmatism and semiotics, Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) is widely regarded as an enormously important and pioneering theorist.

First published in 1990, this book consists of a detailed exposition of results of the theory of "e;interpretation"e; developed by G.

First published in 1990, this book consists of a detailed exposition of results of the theory of "e;interpretation"e; developed by G.

Traditionally, Sociology has identified its subject matter as a distinct set - social phenomena - that can be taken as quite different and largely disconnected from potentially relevant disciplines such as Psychology, Economics or Planetary Ecology.

Traditionally, Sociology has identified its subject matter as a distinct set - social phenomena - that can be taken as quite different and largely disconnected from potentially relevant disciplines such as Psychology, Economics or Planetary Ecology.

Rendered from the 11th Edition of Copi/Cohen, Introduction to Logic, the most respected introductory logic book on the market, this concise version presents a simplified yet rigorous introduction to the study of logic.

Rendered from the 11th Edition of Copi/Cohen, Introduction to Logic, the most respected introductory logic book on the market, this concise version presents a simplified yet rigorous introduction to the study of logic.

Wittgenstein was centrally concerned with the puzzling nature of the mind, mathematics, morality and modality.

Wittgenstein was centrally concerned with the puzzling nature of the mind, mathematics, morality and modality.

At some juncture in most people's lives, they will question their existence with varying degrees of intensity, such as, 'Who am I?

This book explains how burden of proof and presumption work as powerful devices in argumentation, based on studying many clearly explained legal and non-legal examples.

This book explains how burden of proof and presumption work as powerful devices in argumentation, based on studying many clearly explained legal and non-legal examples.

This 1998 book breathes new life into classical design arguments, showing how incomplete undirected causes are for science.

A lucid and comprehensive introduction to one of Berkeley''s major works which mirrors the structure of that work.

A lucid and comprehensive introduction to one of Berkeley''s major works which mirrors the structure of that work.

This book provides an accessible and at the same time scientifically rigorous introduction to the principles of logical reasoning.