Philosophy: logic

Hacking explores how mathematics became possible for the human race, and how it ensured our status as the dominant species.

Hacking explores how mathematics became possible for the human race, and how it ensured our status as the dominant species.

This book analyzes the uses and implicit dimensions of emotive language from a pragmatic, dialectical, epistemic and rhetorical perspective.

The second edition of an accessible yet technically sound treatment of modal logic and its philosophical applications.

This book analyzes the uses and implicit dimensions of emotive language from a pragmatic, dialectical, epistemic and rhetorical perspective.

The second edition of an accessible yet technically sound treatment of modal logic and its philosophical applications.

This book explores the major themes of Carnap''s philosophy and discusses his relationship with the Vienna Circle.

This book explores the major themes of Carnap''s philosophy and discusses his relationship with the Vienna Circle.

This book explains how the meanings of the symbols of logic are determined by the rules that govern them.

This book explains how the meanings of the symbols of logic are determined by the rules that govern them.

This book, written by a leading expert, and based on the latest research, shows how to apply methods of argumentation to a range of examples.

This book, written by a leading expert, and based on the latest research, shows how to apply methods of argumentation to a range of examples.

Haack''s book has established an international reputation for its clarity, thorough scholarship and careful analyses.

This engaging coursebook aims to teach critical thinking skills - the ability to interpret, analyse and evaluate ideas and arguments.

This volume presents Price''s distinctive version of the traditional representationalism/naturalism combination, with commentary by four other major figures.

Lowe investigates the forms of thought, showing how this study is crucial to understanding the powers of the intellect.

This volume presents Price''s distinctive version of the traditional representationalism/naturalism combination, with commentary by four other major figures.

Lowe investigates the forms of thought, showing how this study is crucial to understanding the powers of the intellect.

Haack''s book has established an international reputation for its clarity, thorough scholarship and careful analyses.

Proofs and Refutations is for those interested in the methodology, philosophy and history of mathematics.

This new and expanded edition of The Logic of Real Arguments explains a distinctive method for analysing and evaluating arguments.

Computability and Logic is a classic because of its accessibility to students without a mathematical background.

Second edition of the introductory guidebook to the basic principles of constructing sound arguments and criticising bad ones.

The only book to investigate the parallel between what happens at other times and what happens in other possible worlds.

This book clearly introduces the major topics in logic and their relation to current philosophical issues.

This book has been an enduring source of inspiration and discussion for more than forty years.

This new and expanded edition of The Logic of Real Arguments explains a distinctive method for analysing and evaluating arguments.

This book demonstrates how, through cross-tradition engagement, insights and engaging treatments from the Chinese philosophical tradition can work with relevant resources from modern logic and contemporary philosophy to enhance our understanding of two basic principles of logic: the law of identity and the law of non-contradiction.

Explores the interesting and challenging philosophical terrain where issues regarding cooperation, commitment, and control intersect.

Explores the interesting and challenging philosophical terrain where issues regarding cooperation, commitment, and control intersect.

Examines the influences on and impact of Thomas Kuhn''s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

Examines the influences on and impact of Thomas Kuhn''s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

Proofs and models are key tools for analysing clarifying our concepts.

Proofs and models are key tools for analysing clarifying our concepts.

Draws on insights from several disciplines to answer questions of widespread interest about how to understand and treat psychopaths.

Draws on insights from several disciplines to answer questions of widespread interest about how to understand and treat psychopaths.

This Element provides an overview of the contributions of Susan Stebbing, the UK''s first female professor of Philosophy.

This Element provides an overview of the contributions of Susan Stebbing, the UK''s first female professor of Philosophy.

Introduces an original approach to foundations of mathematics, departing from Gödel and Tarski and spanning many different areas of logic.

This book offers readers a collection of 50 short chapter entries on topics in the philosophy of language.

This book offers readers a collection of 50 short chapter entries on topics in the philosophy of language.

This accessible book provides a practical discussion of the main elements of argumentation as illustrated by 30 public arguments from a recent year on a wide variety of social, cultural, and scientific topics.

This accessible book provides a practical discussion of the main elements of argumentation as illustrated by 30 public arguments from a recent year on a wide variety of social, cultural, and scientific topics.

First published in 1985, Practical Inferences describes how practical inferences are used.

First published in 1985, Practical Inferences describes how practical inferences are used.