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Thinking About Logic: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Logic (OPUS) - Softcover

Read, Stephen

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9780192892386: Thinking About Logic: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Logic (OPUS)
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ISBN 10: 019289238X ISBN 13: 9780192892386
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1995

Synopsis

In this book, Stephen Read sets out to rescue logic from its undeserved reputation as an inflexible, dogmatic discipline by demonstrating that its technicalities and processes are founded on assumptions which are themselves amenable to philosophical investigation. He examines the fundamental principles of consequence, logical truth and correct inference within the context of logic, and shows that the principles by which we delineate consequences are themselves not guaranteed free from error. Central to the notion of truth is the beguiling issue of paradox. Its philosophical value, Read shows, lies in exposing the invalid assumption on which the paradox is built. Thinking About Logic also discusses logical puzzles which introduce questions relating to language, the world, and their relationship.

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About the Author

Stephen Read is Head, School of Philosophical and Anthropological Studies.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
019289238X
ISBN 13 
9780192892386
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
272
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  • 3.78 out of 5 stars
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