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Philosophy: logic

paperback. Aristotle's modal syllogistic is his study of patterns of reasoning about necessity and possibility. This volume provides a simple interpretation of Aristotle's modal syllogistic using standard predicate logic, making it accessible to a wide range of readers. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Netherlands
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400734678
ISBN
9789400734678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.92

Paperback. This collection of essays honors G.H. von Wright whose contributions have been instrumental in advancing our understanding of the thinking of Ludwig Wittgenstein. The book includes the first English translation of the Frege-Wittgenstein correspondence. Editor(s): Pellegrin, Enzo de. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL; HPM; HPN; HRAB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400734821
ISBN
9789400734821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. Highlighting the coherence of, and connections between, current themes in the subject, this volume collates original contributions from key researchers into a new trend in the contemporary theory of knowledge and belief known as 'dynamic epistemology'. Editor(s): Girard, Patrick R.; Roy, Olivier; Marion, Mathieu. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; JPA; PBUD; PDA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400734913
ISBN
9789400734913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. This volume presents works which have been done in Brazil on the philosophy of science, logic and the history of science. It includes a general introduction, which offers a historical and conceptual guide about the development of the field in Brazil. Editor(s): Krause, Decio; Videira, Antonio. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400735170
ISBN
9789400735170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

Paperback. This monograph opens by presenting a method of diagramming argument macrostructure, synthesizing the standard circle and arrow approach with the Toulmin model. A theoretical justification follows, including an account of the proper reconstructon of enthymemes. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400735538
ISBN
9789400735538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.16

Paperback. Focusing on the foundations, this volume explores both classical and constructive mathematics. Its great advantage is to extend the traditional discussion of the foundations of mathematics and to render it at the same time both subtle and more differentiated. Editor(s): Sommaruga, Giovanni. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400735613
ISBN
9789400735613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

paperback. This exploration of modern logic theory focuses on its relationships with other disciplines, including new interfaces with rational choice theory, epistemology, game theory and informatics. It reflects new and ambitious developments in human reasoning. Editor(s): Benthem, Johan van; Gupta, Amitabha; Pacuit, Eric. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400735774
ISBN
9789400735774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. This overview of modern logic and its relationship with other disciplines includes several articles that explore an inspiring new paradigm called 'social software', which studies patterns of social interaction using techniques from logic and computer science. Editor(s): Benthem, Johan van; Gupta, Amitabha; Parikh, Rohit. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDF; HPK; HPL; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400735811
ISBN
9789400735811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.08

Paperback. Reasoning about Preference Dynamics explores what it takes for logical systems to deal with information dynamics and preference change in an integrated way. The text covers all aspects of reasoning and agency, while providing a framework accessible to readers from various fields. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400736306
ISBN
9789400736306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. This critical analysis of all the classic logical paradoxes, both ancient and modern, systematically surveys different approaches, introduces original solutions to many prominent paradoxes, and assesses the role played by paradoxes in philosophy and ontology. Translator(s): Gensler, Marek. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 196 pages, 43 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400736382
ISBN
9789400736382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. Drawing on data from the Reuters Corpus, this book presents a constitutive approach to controversy based on a discourse analysis of news texts. The book focuses on the role of journalists as participants who shape public controversy for readers. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; HPL; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400736559
ISBN
9789400736559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback / so. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400737341
ISBN
9789400737341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400737846
ISBN
9789400737846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

paperback. This book explores the foundations of argumentation theory and related disciplines, illuminating the central debates and core ideas in four areas: Critical Thinking, Informal Logic, Argument Theory and Logic, Dialectic and Rhetoric. Editor(s): Tindale, Christopher W. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPL; JNU; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400738249
ISBN
9789400738249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.92

Hardback. This book discusses Rudolf Carnap, a member of the Vienna Circle and one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. Examines the rich variety of Carnap's concerns and his place in important intellectual traditions that shape our thinking today. Editor(s): Creath, Richard. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400739284
ISBN
9789400739284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Paperback. This book brings together the theory, structure and practice of legal semiotics in an accessible style. It introduces the concepts of legal semiotics and offers an insight in contemporary and future directions which the semiotics of law is going to take. Editor(s): Wagner, Ms. Anne, PhD; Broekman, Jan M. Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; HPL; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400739857
ISBN
9789400739857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardback. This volume collates 20 exploratory studies on key subjects of research in contemporary argumentation theory, originally presented as papers to the 7th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA) in Amsterdam in June 2010. Editor(s): Eemeren, Frans H. van; Garssen, Bart. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400740402
ISBN
9789400740402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.37

Hardback. This highly innovative study deploys multi-agent simulation of controversial debate to explore whether, in fact, critical argumentation is an effective way to overcome disagreement. It synthesizes research in both formal epistemology and argumentation theory. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400745988
ISBN
9789400745988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.53

Hardback. This book provides an entirely new interpretation of the impact of the early-modern Aristotelian tradition upon the rise of British Empiricism. It also reexamines the fundamental shift from a humanist logic to epistemology and facultative logic. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; HPCD1; HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400749504
ISBN
9789400749504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.72

Paperback. Paradoxes provide a vehicle for exposing misinterpretations and misapplications of accepted principles. This book discusses paradoxes surrounding probability theory. It focuses on controversy; others have allegedly been solved, however the accepted solutions are demonstrably incorrect. Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 79 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
79
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400751392
ISBN
9789400751392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.07

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