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Logic: A Very Short Introduction

By Graham Priest

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2001
ISBN
9780192893208, 0192893203
LCC
BC71 .P75 2000
Open Library ID
OL6792945M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1787987 bytes)
Series
Very Short Introductions
Pages
146\146
Topic
Mathematics Logic
Library
avaxhome.ws
DPI
600
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-technical terms, showing that logic is a powerful and exciting part of modern philosophy.

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