Thinking About Logic : An Introduction to the Philosophy of Logic

Read, Stephen

ISBN 10: 019289238X / ISBN 13: 9780192892386

Published by Oxford University Press, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking About Logic : An Introduction to the Philosophy of Logic
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019289238X
• ISBN 13: 9780192892386
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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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.

About the Author

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