A fresh introduction to the field of logic, this book provides a fascinating encounter between linguistics and philosophy utilizing logic.

This book explores the systematic and formal study of reasoning. It introduces the core systems of logic, discusses a portion of its extensions, and illustrates the application of logic in philosophy and linguistics utilizing classical and contemporary sources. In doing so, it provides the students with a rich set of tools along with first-hand experience regarding their applications in the study of rationality and meaning. With lots of exercises, and study and discussion questions, it provides a complete set of materials for courses for a variety of audiences at different levels.
 
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ISBN
9781684000821
Publisert
2024-07-03
Utgiver
Centre for the Study of Language & Information
Vekt
513 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
200

Biografisk notat

Fenrong Liu is Changjiang Distinguished Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Tsinghua University and the Amsterdam-China Chair at the University of Amsterdam. She is a co-director of the Tsinghua University–University of Amsterdam Joint Research Center for Logic, marking her role in fostering international academic collaborations. Martin Stokhof is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), and of the Institut international de philosophie, and of the Academia Europea. He is co-founder of the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation, co-author of the Gamut two-volume textbook On Logic and Formal Semantics, and the author of World and Life as One: Ethics and Ontology in Wittgenstein's Early Thought.