[ Signed Copy ] Logical Pluralism.

Beall, Jc and Greg Restall:

ISBN 10: 0199288410 / ISBN 13: 9780199288410

Published by Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006

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VIII, 143 p. A good copy. - With Signature of JC Beall. - Contents I Preliminaries 1 Introduction 2 Logical Consequence 2.1 Propositions 2.2 Arguments 2.3 Necessity 2.4 Normativity 2.5 Formality 2.6 Cases 3 Pluralism Defined 3.1 What Kind of Claim is Logical Pluralism? . 3.2 Logical Pluralism in a Nutshell 3.3 The Case for Logical Pluralism 3.4 What Lies Ahead? Il Logics 4 Classical Logic 4.1 Specification of Cases 4.2 Admissibility 4.3 Emergence of Plurality 4.4 Applications 4.5 Summary 5 Relevant Logic 5.1 Specification of Cases 5.2 Relevant Consequence 5.3 Admissibility 5.4 Pluralism 5.5 Applications 5.6 Summary 6 Constructive Logic 6.1 Cases as Stages 6.2 Admissibility 6.3 Applications 7 Variations if Loose Ends 7.1 Free Logics 7.2 Second- and Higher-Order Logics 7.3 Languages and Logics 7.4 Loose Ends Ill Objections, Replies, Other Directions 8 General Objections 9 Specific Objections 10 Other Directions 10.1 Recognising Plurality 10.2 Exploiting Plurality 10.3 Plurality and Proofs Index. ISBN 9780199288410 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 188. Seller Inventory # 1232472

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Title: [ Signed Copy ] Logical Pluralism.

Publisher: Oxford: Clarendon Press

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Paperback.

Condition: Sehr gut

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Synopsis:

Consequence is at the heart of logic; an account of consequence, of what follows from what, offers a vital tool in the evaluation of arguments. Since philosophy itself proceeds by way of argument and inference, a clear view of what logical consequence amounts to is of central importance to the whole discipline. In this book JC Beall and Greg Restall present and defend what thay call logical pluralism, the view that there is more than one genuine deductive consequence relation, a position which has profound implications for many linguists as well as for philosophers. We should not search for one true logic, since there are many.

Review:

Beall and Restall have produced a highly readable monograph whose important topic, clarity, directness of argument...first-rate discussion commends it to philsosophers' attention. (Alexander Paseau, Mind Journal)

Logical Pluralism presents a challenge to the proponents of alternative logic, and even to classical logicians who find alternative logics interestingly mistaken. In a short book, the authors not only raise deep issues, they also provide neat thumbnail sketches of a range of logics...theirs is a challenge that must be met, and meeting it adequately is not easy. Every logician should read this book. (Stephen Read, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews)