Logical Options: An Introduction to Classical and Alternative Logics - Softcover

John L. Bell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551112973 ISBN 13: 9781551112978

Publisher: Broadview Press, 2001

Synopsis

“I love this book; I would have written it if I’d known how!” — Richard Jeffrey, Princeton University|Logical Options introduces the extensions and alternatives to classical logic which are most discussed in the philosophical literature: many-sorted logic, second-order logic, modal logics, intuitionistic logic, three-valued logic, fuzzy logic, and free logic. Each logic is introduced with a brief description of some aspect of its philosophical significance, and wherever possible semantic and proof methods are employed to facilitate comparison of the various systems. The book is designed to be useful for philosophy students and professional philosophers who have learned some classical first-order logic and would like to learn about other logics important to their philosophical work.

About this title

About the Author

John L. Bell and David DeVidi are members of the Departments of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Waterloo, respectively.

The late Graham Solomon was a member of the Department of Philosophy at Wilfrid Laurier University.

From the Back Cover

Logical Options introduces the extensions and alternatives to classical logic which are most discussed in the philosophical literature: many-sorted logic, second-order logic, modal logics, intuitionistic logic, three-valued logic, fuzzy logic, and free logic. Each logic is introduced with a brief description of some aspect of its philosophical significance, and wherever possible semantic and proof methods are employed to facilitate comparison of the various systems. The book is designed to be useful for philosophy students and professional philosophers who have learned some classical first-order logic and would like to learn about other logics important to their philosophical work.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551112973
• ISBN 13: 9781551112978
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312