An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic - Softcover

Priest, Graham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052179434X ISBN 13: 9780521794343

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This book is an introduction to non-classical propositional logics. It brings together for the first time in a textbook a range of topics in logic, many of them of relatively recent origin, including modal, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, paraconsistent, relevant and fuzzy logics. The material is unified by the underlying theme of world-semantics. All of the topics are explained clearly and accessibly, using devices such as tableaux proofs, and their relation to current philosophical issues and debates is discussed. Students with a basic understanding of classical logic will find this an invaluable introduction to an area that has become of central importance in both logic and philosophy, but which, until now, could be studied only through the research literature. It will interest those studying logic, those who need to know about non-classical logics because of their philosophical importance, and, more widely, readers working in mathematics and computer science.

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Review

'For anyone who wants to explore the non-classical systems, this is the only book of its kind and could not be more highly recommended.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

Book Description

This book is an introduction to non-classical propositional logics. It brings together for the first time in a textbook a range of topics in logic, many of them of relatively recent origin, including modal, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, paraconsistent, relevant and fuzzy logics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052179434X
• ISBN 13: 9780521794343
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264