Mistakes of Reason
Essays in Honour of John Woods
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 15. January 2006
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-8020-3866-1 (ISBN)
Description
Over a distinguished academic career, the Canadian philosopher and scholar John Woods has written on a rich variety of topics central to contemporary philosophy. These include the history and philosophy of logic, deviant logics, inductive and abductive reasoning, informal reasoning, fallacy theory, the logic of fiction, epistemology, and abortion and euthanasia. Not only has Woods' work been significant in itself, it has also stimulated others working in these fields.
Mistakes of Reason is a tribute to Woods and contains twenty-six new essays by leading Canadian and international philosophers. The essays are accompanied by commentaries by Woods himself, creating a unique dialogue between Woods and his colleagues. Editors Kent A. Peacock and Andrew D. Irvine have grouped the works under the themes of Reality, Knowledge, Logic and Language, Reasoning, and Values. The essays evaluate Woods' work and celebrate the generous contribution that he has made to Canada's intellectual development over the past forty years.
Mistakes of Reason is a tribute to Woods and contains twenty-six new essays by leading Canadian and international philosophers. The essays are accompanied by commentaries by Woods himself, creating a unique dialogue between Woods and his colleagues. Editors Kent A. Peacock and Andrew D. Irvine have grouped the works under the themes of Reality, Knowledge, Logic and Language, Reasoning, and Values. The essays evaluate Woods' work and celebrate the generous contribution that he has made to Canada's intellectual development over the past forty years.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
962 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8020-3866-1 (9780802038661)
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Andrew D. Irvine is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia.
Kent A. Peacock is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Lethbridge.
Kent A. Peacock is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Lethbridge.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: John Woods in Profile KENT A. PEACOCK and ANDREW D. IRVINE
Reality
Through the Woods to Meinong's Jungle NICHOLAS GRIFFIN
The Epsilon Logic of Fictions B.H. SLATER
Animadversions on the Logic of Fiction and Reform of Modal Logic DALEJACQUETTE
Resolving the Skolem Paradox LISA LEHRER DIVE
Are Platonism and Pragmatism Compatible? VICTOR RODYCH
A Neo-Hintikkan Solution to Kripke's Puzzle PETER ALWARD
PartOne: Respondeo JOHN WOODS
Knowledge
The Day of the Dolphins: Puzzling over Epistemic Partnership BASC. VAN FRAASSEN
Cognitive Yearning and Fugitive Truth JOHN WOODS
The de Finetti Lottery and Equiprobability PAUL BARTHA
The Lottery Paradox JARETT WEINTRAUB
Reliabilism and Inference to the Best Explanation SAMUEL RUHMKORFF
Part Two: Respondeo JOHNWOODS
Logic and Language
Aristotle and Modern Logic D.A. CUTLER
The Peculiarities of Stoic Propositional Logic DAVID HITCHCOCK
On the Substitutional Approach to Logical Consequence MATTHEWMCKEON
The Fallacy of Transitivity for Necessary Counterfactuals:On Behalf of (Certain) Non-Transitive Entailment Relations JONATHAN STRAND
Vagueness and Intuitionistic Logic: On theWright Track DAVID DEVIDI
The Semantic Illusion R.E. JENNINGS
Part Three: Respondeo JOHNWOODS
Reasoning
Arguing from Authority LESLIE BURKHOLDER
Premiss Acceptability and Truth JAMES B. FREEMAN
Emotion, Relevance, and Consolation Arguments TRUDY GOVIER
Temporal Agents JIM CUNNINGHAM
Filtration Structures and the Cut Down Problem for Abduction DOV M.GABBAY and JOHN WOODS
Mistakes in Reasoning about Argumentation GEORGE BOGER
PartFour: Respondeo JOHN WOODS
Values
Engineered Death and the (Il)logic of Social Change MICHAELSTINGL
Incorrect English MICHAEL WREEN
Ameliorating Computational Exhaustion in Artificial Prudence PAULVIMINITZ
PartFive: Respondeo JOHN WOODS
Contributors
Books by John Woods
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction: John Woods in Profile KENT A. PEACOCK and ANDREW D. IRVINE
Reality
Through the Woods to Meinong's Jungle NICHOLAS GRIFFIN
The Epsilon Logic of Fictions B.H. SLATER
Animadversions on the Logic of Fiction and Reform of Modal Logic DALEJACQUETTE
Resolving the Skolem Paradox LISA LEHRER DIVE
Are Platonism and Pragmatism Compatible? VICTOR RODYCH
A Neo-Hintikkan Solution to Kripke's Puzzle PETER ALWARD
PartOne: Respondeo JOHN WOODS
Knowledge
The Day of the Dolphins: Puzzling over Epistemic Partnership BASC. VAN FRAASSEN
Cognitive Yearning and Fugitive Truth JOHN WOODS
The de Finetti Lottery and Equiprobability PAUL BARTHA
The Lottery Paradox JARETT WEINTRAUB
Reliabilism and Inference to the Best Explanation SAMUEL RUHMKORFF
Part Two: Respondeo JOHNWOODS
Logic and Language
Aristotle and Modern Logic D.A. CUTLER
The Peculiarities of Stoic Propositional Logic DAVID HITCHCOCK
On the Substitutional Approach to Logical Consequence MATTHEWMCKEON
The Fallacy of Transitivity for Necessary Counterfactuals:On Behalf of (Certain) Non-Transitive Entailment Relations JONATHAN STRAND
Vagueness and Intuitionistic Logic: On theWright Track DAVID DEVIDI
The Semantic Illusion R.E. JENNINGS
Part Three: Respondeo JOHNWOODS
Reasoning
Arguing from Authority LESLIE BURKHOLDER
Premiss Acceptability and Truth JAMES B. FREEMAN
Emotion, Relevance, and Consolation Arguments TRUDY GOVIER
Temporal Agents JIM CUNNINGHAM
Filtration Structures and the Cut Down Problem for Abduction DOV M.GABBAY and JOHN WOODS
Mistakes in Reasoning about Argumentation GEORGE BOGER
PartFour: Respondeo JOHN WOODS
Values
Engineered Death and the (Il)logic of Social Change MICHAELSTINGL
Incorrect English MICHAEL WREEN
Ameliorating Computational Exhaustion in Artificial Prudence PAULVIMINITZ
PartFive: Respondeo JOHN WOODS
Contributors
Books by John Woods
Index