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The Semantic Foundations of Logic Volume 1: Propositional Logics (Nijhoff International Philosophy Series) - Hardcover
Synopsis
This book grew out of my confusion. If logic is objective how can there be so many logics? Is there one right logic, or many right ones? Is there some underlying unity that connects them? What is the significance of the mathematical theorems about logic which I've learned if they have no connection to our everyday reasoning? The answers I propose revolve around the perception that what one pays attention to in reasoning determines which logic is appropriate. The act of abstracting from our reasoning in our usual language is the stepping stone from reasoned argument to logic. We cannot take this step alone, for we reason together: logic is reasoning which has some objective value. For you to understand my answers, or perhaps better, conjectures, I have retraced my steps: from the concrete to the abstract, from examples, to general theory, to further confirming examples, to reflections on the significance of the work.
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About the Author
Richard L. Epstein is at San Jose State University.
Review
`Throughout, the treatment is thorough and the writing is clear. Superb bibliography; glossary; extensive index. Highly recommended for every specialist in logic.' Choice, 1991
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- PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0792306228
- ISBN 13 9780792306221
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages388
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