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Logic - Graham Priest

Logic

A Very Short Introduction

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Buch | Softcover
192 Seiten
2017 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-881170-1 (ISBN)
CHF 16,90 inkl. MwSt
Graham Priest shows that formal logic is a powerful, exciting part of modern philosophy -- a tool for thinking about everything from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability. Explaining formal logic in simple, non-technical terms, this edition includes new sections on mathematical algorithms, axioms, and proofs.
Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-technical terms, showing that logic is a powerful and exciting part of modern philosophy.

In this new edition Graham Priest expands his discussion to cover the subjects of algorithms and axioms, and proofs in mathematics.

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Graham Priest is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center , as well as a regular visitor at the University of Melbourne (where he was Boyce Gibson Professor of Philosophy). His books include Doubt Truth to be a Liar (OUP, 2008), One (OUP, 2014), and Towards Non-Being (2nd ed. OUP, 2016).

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION; GLOSSARY; PROBLEMS; PROBLEM SOLUTIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; GENERAL INDEX

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Very Short Introductions
Zusatzinfo 15 black and white images
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 110 x 175 mm
Gewicht 156 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Logik
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Logik / Mengenlehre
ISBN-10 0-19-881170-5 / 0198811705
ISBN-13 978-0-19-881170-1 / 9780198811701
Zustand Neuware
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