Philosophy: logic Books

Exploring Hegel's philosophical psychology to uncover viable remedies to the chief dilemmas plaguing contemporary philosophy of mind, Hegel and Mind exposes why mind cannot be an epistemological foundation nor reduced to discursive consciousness nor...

There are many proposed aims for scientific inquiry - to explain or predict events, to confirm or falsify hypotheses, or to find hypotheses that cohere with our other beliefs in some logical or probabilistic sense. This book is devoted to a different...

In this book, Aladdin M. Yaqub describes a simple conception of truth and shows that it yields a semantical theory that accommodates the whole range of our seemingly conflicting intuitions about truth. Yaqub's conception takes the Tarskian biconditionals...

This series of books presents the fundamentals of logic in a style accessible to both students and scholars. The text of each essay presents a story, the main line of development of the ideas, while the notes and appendices place the research within a...

The IfCoLog Journal of Logics and their Applications (FLAP) covers all areas of pure and applied logic, broadly construed. All papers published are open access, and available via the College Publications website. This Journal is open access, and...

Les arguments qui intègrent des énoncés intentionnels et fictionnels défient les loisde la logique classique en remettant en cause la validité de principes comme lagénéralisation existentielle ou la substitution des identiques. A l'interface...

"How to Play Dialogues" constitutes the first introduction to Dialogical Logic aimed at the practice of dialogic containing precise comments on solutions to exercises in first-order classical, intuitionistic and elements of propositional modal logic. It...

Voilà deux ans que le Réseau LACTO (Langage, argumentation et cognition dans les traditions orales) a été mis en place à l'initiative conjointe des Universités CDG-Lille 3 et MNG-Brazzaville. Des rencontres à caractère scientifique et organisationnel se...

This text, volume II of a two-volume work, examines in depth the so-called “standard” predicate logic. Including a foundational lexicon of terms and a detour through the classical propositional logic, this volume can be used...

The objective of the present work is to develop a theory of meaning based on the method of transcendental phenomenology. The key idea of the project is to explain the constitution of the meaning by means of the analyses of the intentionality. We have...

This Volume 70 of the Studies in Logic series contains the Proceedings of the Internatioanl interdisciplinary conference Philosophy, Mathematics, Linguistics: Apsects of Interaction 2012 held on May 22-25, 2012 at the Euler International Mathematical...

The Critique of Practical Reason is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques and it deals with Kant's own moral philosophy and his views on free will. A masterpiece of philosophical writing.The theoretical use of reason was concerned with objects of...

Philosophical Pragmatism looks at human affairs and the condition of man from a purposive point of view.

Epistemic Principles: A Primer of the Theory of Knowledge presents a compact account of the basic principles of the theory of knowledge.

In Philosophy and Critical Pedagogy: Insurrection and Commonwealth, Marcuse's hitherto misunderstood and neglected philosophy of labor is reconsidered, resulting in a labor theory of ethics. Revolutionary strategy and a common-ground political program...

Patrick Aidan Heelan's The Observable offers the reader a completely articulated development of his 1965 philosophy of quantum physics, Quantum Mechanics and Objectivity.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

This book explores the relationship between Hegel's dialectics and formal logic. It examines the concept of dialectics, its meaning, and its use in contemporary thought. This volume was originally published as a special issue of History and...

In this book, seven experts in logic and semantics examine reasons for using the intensional operator approach over the variable binding approach and vice versa. This book was originally published as a special issue of Inquiry.

Eine detaillierte Untersuchung der Logik des berühmten deutschen Philosophen Immanuel Kant. In diesem Werk wird gezeigt, wie Kant seine berühmte Philosophie entwickelt hat, indem er die Sprache selbst in Frage gestellt hat. Ein Muss für jeden Studenten...

Written by the influential American philosopher Josiah Royce, this primer offers a concise introduction to the principles of logical analysis. It is designed for students of composition who wish to develop their analytical skills and learn how to think...

The Oxford Handbook of Logic is an essential resource for anyone interested in the study of logic. This authoritative guide covers a wide variety of topics, including the philosophy of logic, formal logic, and the connections between logic and other...

Written by James William Gilbart, this book provides a straightforward and easy-to-understand introduction to the art of reasoning. It also includes an appendix on the philosophy of language. This book is a great resource for anyone interested in logic,...

This book contains a commentary by Alexander of Aphrodisias on Aristotle's 'Prior Analytics'. The commentary is highly regarded for its depth and insight into Aristotelian logic. A must-read for philosophy students and anyone interested in the history of...

In questo libro, Pasquale Galluppi ci presenta un breve corso di logica e metafisica. Con una scrittura chiara e didattica, l'autore ci guida alla scoperta dei principi fondamentali della filosofia, dalla teoria della conoscenza fino alla metafisica...

Dieses Buch gibt eine kurze Einführung in die Logik und erläutert die wichtigsten Konzepte und Prinzipien. Ein bedeutendes Werk für die Philosophie und die Wissenschaftsgeschichte.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and...

Looking for a clear, concise guide to the principles of logic? Look no further than Frederick Ryland's Logic. Written specifically for university students, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the subject and includes helpful examples and...

Helen Huss Parkhurst's 'Recent Logical Realism' provides a comprehensive examination of the philosophy of logic. The book delves into the nature of logic and the role it plays in human reasoning, providing insights into the concept of truth and how it is...

A groundbreaking translation of the Organon, the collection of works on logic by Aristotle, with the introduction of Porphyry literally translated by Octavius Freire Owen. This book includes notes, syllogistic examples, analysis, and introductions to the...

Foreword. G.E. Moore on Common Sense and the External World; J.A. Burgess. Crimes against Common Sense; B. Scarlett. Object and Objectivity; N. Rotenstreich. Formal Qualities; L. Albertazzi. A Formal Analysis of Cognition and Knowledge; J. Wolenski...

Philosophers have warned of the perils of a life spent without reflection, but what constitutes reflective inquiry - and why it's necessary in our lives - can be an elusive concept. Synthesizing ideas from minds as diverse as John Dewey and Paulo Freire,...

This volume comprises a selection of papers that were contributed to the 7th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, which was held in Salzburg from the 11th - 16th July, 1983. There were 14...

Hegel is most famous for his view that conflicts between contrary positions are necessarily resolved. Whereas this optimism, inherent in modernity as such, has been challenged from Kierkegaard onward, many critics have misconstrued Hegel's own intentions...

This edited collection of exceptional quality essays by international Wittgenstein scholars explores and critiques an area of Wittgenstein's work that is highly significant to contemporary debate in philosophy of language.

How should one go about conducting the business of philosophy? And what should we make of the paradoxical conclusions defended by the great and the good of the discipline? In this book it is argued that, contrary to common practice, philosophical...