Logic for Philosophy

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-957559-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 592 g

Groundbreaking work for students by a leading philosopher
The only book of its kind
Accessible to students with a basic grounding in logic
Clearly and entertainingly written
Features exercises, answers, and hints
Covers a wide range of philosophically interesting topics

Logic for Philosophy is an introduction to logic for students of contemporary philosophy. It is suitable both for advanced undergraduates and for beginning graduate students in philosophy. It covers (i) basic approaches to logic, including proof theory and especially model theory, (ii) extensions of standard logic that are important in philosophy, and (iii) some elementary philosophy of logic. It emphasizes breadth rather than depth. For example, it discusses modal logic and counterfactuals, but does not prove the central metalogical results for predicate logic (completeness, undecidability, etc.) Ist goal is to introduce students to the logic they need to know in order to read contemporary philosophical work. It is very user-friendly for students without an extensive background in mathematics. In short, this book gives you the understanding of logic that you need to do philosophy.

Zielgruppe

Advanced undergraduates and graduate students in philosophy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sider, Theodore (New York University)

Sider, Theodore

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1: What is Logic?
2: Propositional Logic
3: Beyond Standard Propositional Logic
4: Predicate Logic
5: Beyond Standard Predicate Logic
6: Propositional Modal Logic
7: Beyond Standard MPL
8: Counterfactuals
9: Quantified Modal Logic
10: Two-dimensional modal logic
Answers and Hints
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Theodore Sider, New York University