An Introduction to Classical and Modal Logics

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-009-45069-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 634 g

Reihe: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy

Classical logic – which studies the structural features of purported claims of fact – and modal logic – which studies relations of necessity and possibility – are different but complementary areas of logical thought. In this lively and accessible textbook, Adam Bjorndahl provides a comprehensive and unified introduction to the two subjects, treating them with the same level of rigour and detail and showing how they fit together. The core material appears in the main text, with hundreds of supplemental examples, comments, clarifications, and connections presented throughout in easy-to-read sidenotes, giving the book a distinct conversational feel. A detailed, multi-part appendix covers important background mathematical material that some students may lack, such as induction or the concept of countable infinity. A fully self-contained learning resource, this book will be ideal for a semester-long upper-level university course on either or both of the topics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bjorndahl, Adam

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: what is logic?; 1. Classical propositional logic; 2. Classical predicate logic; 3. Modal logic; 4. Group knowledge; 5. Topological semantics; A Mathematical tools & techniques; B Selected solutions.

Über Autor(innen)

Bjorndahl, Adam
Adam Bjorndahl is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. He has published numerous articles in journals including The Review of Symbolic Logic, Res Philosophica, and Studia Logica.