Philosophy: logic
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Philosophy: logic
Hardback. Identifies important developments in intensional logic, a branch of logic with applications in linguistics, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, philosophy, and computer science. The main themes of this book are proof theory, descriptive uses, applications, and foundations of intensional logic. Editor(s): Rijke, Maarten de. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347118
- ISBN
- 9780792347118
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€ 190.86
€ 190.86
Hardback. Relevant to philosophy, law, management, and artificial intelligence, this book explores the applicability of defeasible logic to normative reasoning. The resulting systems provide a better treatment than classical deontic logic does of prima facie obligation, conditional obligation, and priorities of normative principles. Editor(s): Nute, Donald. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346302
- ISBN
- 9780792346302
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€ 223.61
€ 223.61
Hardback. In the period between the two World Wars, Stanislaw Lesniewski, the Polish logician, created his system of the foundations of mathematics, a system comprising three deductive theories: protothetic, ontology, and mereology. This volume is a collection of the major contributions to protothetic. Editor(s): Srzednicki, Jan T.J.; Stachniak, Zbigniew. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345046
- ISBN
- 9780792345046
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€ 246.86
€ 246.86
Hardback. A collection of papers offering an account of many topics in the study of Logic, Language and Information. It addresses two important themes: how to handle quantification in natural language, and how to isolate genuine 'logics of information'. Editor(s): Akama, Seiki. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343769
- ISBN
- 9780792343769
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€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. Modal Logic is a branch of logic with applications in many related disciplines such as computer science, philosophy, linguistics and artificial intelligence. This book treats multi-dimensional modal logics in a uniform way, linking their mathematical theory to the research tradition in algebraic logic. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343455
- ISBN
- 9780792343455
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€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardback. Deals with the problem of time from different perspectives such as logic, physics and philosophy. This work addresses issues which concerning the direction of time, the reality of tenses, the objectivity of becoming, the existence in time, and the logical structures of reasoning about time. Editor(s): Faye, Jan; Scheffler, U. (Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany); Urchs, Max. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 480 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343301
- ISBN
- 9780792343301
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€ 196.47
€ 196.47
Hardback. Contains original contributions dedicated to Vladimir A Smirnov by scholars in Russia, the United States, Japan, Finland, Brazil, the Netherlands, Poland, and Hungary. This work includes the problems of non-classical logics, logical semantics, analysis of logical proofs, and applications of logical methods to the methodology of science. Editor(s): Bystrov, Peter I.; Sadovskii, V. N. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792342700
- ISBN
- 9780792342700
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€ 128.69
€ 128.69
Hardback. Focuses on study of proof systems for modal logics, that is, logics of necessity, possibility, knowledge, belief, time, computations, and more. This work contains technical results and presentations of novel proof procedures. It is useful for the interdisciplinary fields of logic, knowledge representation, and automated deduction. Editor(s): Wansing, Heinrich. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1430.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341208
- ISBN
- 9780792341208
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€ 193.59
€ 193.59
Hardback. Including the traditional fallacies of equivocation, amphiboly, accent, and figure of speech, this book deals with ambiguity in language, and the fallacies that arise from it. It includes some related fallacies that pose problems that are classified as fallacies of ambiguity, as their claim to this categorization is dubious or problematic. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341000
- ISBN
- 9780792341000
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€ 222.85
€ 222.85
Hardback. This work surveys the major interpretations, ancient, medieval and modern, of Aristotle's "modal syllogistic". It reads Aristotle's modal sentences "de re", and attaches considerable importance to his use of ecthesis and counter-examples. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 714.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339878
- ISBN
- 9780792339878
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Condition: New
€ 196.99
€ 196.99
Hardback. Provides reader with information on many of the traditional concepts and problems of logic and philosophy of language, such as meaning, reference, truth and the nature of formal logic. This work examines the problem of meaning as the meeting point of linguistics, logic and philosophy. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337423
- ISBN
- 9780792337423
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€ 128.07
€ 128.07
The Foundational Debate. Complexity and Constructivity in Mathematics ...
. Ed(S): Depauli-Schimanovich, Werner; Kohler...
Hardback. This text presents research on the state of constructivity and complexity in computer science, mathematics and physics. Specifically, it explores how this research relates to quantum mechanics. The debate was developed in 1930 by the Vienna Circle and a section is devoted to its founder, Hans Hahn. Editor(s): DePauli-Schimanovich, Werner; Kohler, Eckehart; Stadler, Friedrich K. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337379
- ISBN
- 9780792337379
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€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardback. Presents a novel approach to the logic of questions. This book develops a conceptual framework for this field of logic. It also contains an overview of the logical theories of questions and exposition of the developed theories. It is suitable for philosophers of science, cognitive scientists and computer scientists. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336372
- ISBN
- 9780792336372
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Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardback. Includes the foundational ideas of working mathematicians, such as Kronecker, Dedekind, Borel and the early Hilbert, and the development of notions like model and modelling, arbitrary function, completeness, and non-Archimedean structures. This title also covers Husserl, Wittgenstein and Ramsey. Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334842
- ISBN
- 9780792334842
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€ 249.88
€ 249.88
Hardback. Contains twelve research papers devoted to generalized quantifiers and their applications. This volume offers a survey of logical methods that are useful in investigations involving generalized quantifiers. It represents model-theoretical and proof-theoretical approaches. Editor(s): Krynicki, Michal; Mostowski, Marcin (Department of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Poland); Szczerba, L.W. (Siedlce University, Poland). Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334491
- ISBN
- 9780792334491
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€ 128.52
€ 128.52
Hardback. Provides introductions to the subject from the points of view of mathematics, linguistics, and theoretical computer science. This book has been prepared in parallel with "Quantifiers: Logics, Models and Computation, Volume Two". It is useful for logicians, mathematicians, philosophers, linguists and computer scientists. Editor(s): Krynicki, Michal; Mostowski, Marcin (Department of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Poland). Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1780.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334484
- ISBN
- 9780792334484
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Condition: New
€ 195.83
€ 195.83
Hardback. Includes a selection of papers presented at the international conference 'Applied Logic: Logic at Work', held in Amsterdam in December 1992. The papers in this work focus on the application of logic to the study of natural language, in syntax, semantics and pragmatics, and the effect of these studies on the development of logic. Editor(s): Polos, Laszlo; Masuch, Michael. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334323
- ISBN
- 9780792334323
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€ 195.18
€ 195.18
paperback. Sets out the foundations, methodology and practice of a formal framework for the description of language. The approach embraces the trends of lexicalism and compositional semantics in computational and theoretical linguistics by developing categorial grammar into a logic of signs. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332268
- ISBN
- 9780792332268
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Condition: New
€ 190.99
€ 190.99
Hardback. Sets out the foundations, methodology and practice of a formal framework for the description of language. The approach embraces the trends of lexicalism and compositional semantics in computational and theoretical linguistics by developing categorial grammar into a logic of signs. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330950
- ISBN
- 9780792330950
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Condition: New
€ 193.47
€ 193.47
Hardback. This text presents a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition. "Worlds" themselves are understood as structured sets of properties. The book also takes up the question of lexical meaning in the context of possible-world semantics. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330066
- ISBN
- 9780792330066
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Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17