Philosophy: Logic

Does perception provide us with direct and unmediated access to the world around us? The so-called 'argument from illusion ' has traditionally been...

This text is for academics, postgraduates and upper-level students who want to know more about formal logic. The text assumes some elementary knowl...

This volume showcases some of the up-and-coming voices of an emerging field - the philosophy of set theory - which in recent years has gained promi...

First Published in 1963, Logic and Criticism makes one of the rare attempts since that of I.A. Richards Principles of Literary Criticism to examine...

The Ways of Knowing (1925) examines the ways of attaining knowledge and verifying it, looking at the six methods of logic. It is also concerned wit...

Die »Enzyklopädie Philosophie- und Wissenschaftstheorie«, das größte allgemeine Nachschlagewerk zur Philosophie im deutschsprachigen Raum, wurde 19...

In general, a given object could have been different in certain respects. For example, the Great Pyramid could have been somewhat shorter or taller...

· Does anything happen for no reason at all?· Can you donate your brain and survive?· How long is the present?With a light touch, Lo...

A timely and accessible guide to 100 of the most infamous logical fallacies in Western philosophy, helping readers avoid and detect false assumptio...

This volume brings together for the first time the diverse threads within the growing field of serendipity research, to reflect both on the origins...

The goal of this book is to consider the importance of intuition and natural logic in decision-making. In everyday life people frequently make judg...

Hegel's Philosophy of Nature constitutes the second part of his mature philosophical system presented in the Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sci...

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 'Punchy, funny and invigorating ... Pinker is the high priest of rationalism' Sunday Times 'If you've ever considere...

Stephen Langton, later Archbishop of Canterbury and the famous signatory of Magna Carta, was a prominent intellectual, belonging to the first gener...

This book develops a new approach to plural arbitrary reference and examines mereology, including considering four theses on the alleged innocence ...

Questo libro ha lo scopo di fornire unampia riflessione sui principi generali della fisica e gli elementi fondanti della conoscenza scientifica nel...

Ten essays on how reading and meaningfully engaging with literature can help us live better, more purposeful lives. ...

Models and modeling have played an increasingly important role in philosophy, going back to the nineteenth century. While philosophical interest in...

This edited volume brings together papers by both eminent and rising scholars to celebrate Saul Kripkes singular contributions to modal logic. Krip...

Since its introduction by Hans Reichenbach, many philosophers have claimed to refute the idea known as the common cause principle that any surpri...

Die Frage nach dem Sinn gilt als Grundfrage der Religion. In säkularer Konkurrenz zu ihr steht die Philosophie mit ihrer radikalen Kritik an Verdin...

Sergius of Reshaina (d. 536) is a major figure in the history of the Syriac reception of Aristotles logic. He studied philosophy and medicine in t...

Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations is arguably one of the most influential books of the 20th century. It threw a new light on the workings...

The information age owes its existence to a little-known but crucial development, the theoretical study of logic and the foundations of mathematics...

The History of Philosophical and Formal Logic introduces ideas and thinkers central to the development of philosophical and formal logic. From its ...

We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts to persuade us to influence our beliefs and actions by giving us reasons to b...

This series provides a forum for cutting-edge studies in logic and the modern philosophy of language as well as for publications in the field of an...

A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in mathematics, philosophy, and recreationLogic puzzles were first introduced to the pub...

A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in mathematics, philosophy, and recreationLogic puzzles were first introduced to the pub...