Logic for Philosophy is an introduction to logic for students of contemporary philosophy. It is suitable both for advanced undergraduates and for beginning graduate students in philosophy. It covers (i) basic approaches to logic, including proof theory and especially model theory, (ii) extensions of standard logic that are important in philosophy, and (iii) some elementary philosophy of logic. It emphasizes breadth rather than depth. For example, it discusses modal logic and counterfactuals, but does not prove the central metalogical results for predicate logic (completeness, undecidability, etc.) Its goal is to introduce students to the logic they need to know in order to read contemporary philosophical work. It is very user-friendly for students without an extensive background in mathematics. In short, this book gives you the understanding of logic that you need to do philosophy.
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Logic for Philosophy is an introduction to logic for students of contemporary philosophy. It is suitable both for advanced undergraduates and for beginning graduate students in philosophy. It is very user-friendly for students without much background in mathematics. It gives you the logic you need to do philosophy.
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Preface ; 1. What is Logic? ; 2. Propositional Logic ; 3. Beyond Standard Propositional Logic ; 4. Predicate Logic ; 5. Beyond Standard Predicate Logic ; 6. Propositional Modal Logic ; 7. Beyond Standard MPL ; 8. Counterfactuals ; 9. Quantified Modal Logic ; 10. Two-dimensional modal logic ; Answers and Hints ; References ; Index
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Groundbreaking work for students by a leading philosopher The only book of its kind Accessible to students with a basic grounding in logic Clearly and entertainingly written Features exercises, answers, and hints Covers a wide range of philosophically interesting topics
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Theodore Sider is Professor of Philosophy at New York University
Groundbreaking work for students by a leading philosopher The only book of its kind Accessible to students with a basic grounding in logic Clearly and entertainingly written Features exercises, answers, and hints Covers a wide range of philosophically interesting topics
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199575589
Publisert
2010
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
467 gr
Høyde
232 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

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Biografisk notat

Theodore Sider is Professor of Philosophy at New York University