Key Terms in Logic
1st Edition
Published on 23. September 2010
192 pages
978-1-4411-6738-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Key Terms in Philosophy series offers clear, concise and accessible introductions to the central topics in philosophy. Each book offers a comprehensive overview of the key terms, concepts, thinkers and major works in the history of a key area of philosophy. Ideal for first-year students starting out in philosophy, the series will serve as the ideal companion to study of this fascinating subject.
Key Terms in Logic offers the ideal introduction to this core area in the study of philosophy, providing detailed summaries of the important concepts in the study of logic and the application of logic to the rest of philosophy. A brief introduction provides context and background, while the following chapters offer detailed definitions of key terms and concepts, introductions to the work of key thinkers and lists of key texts. Designed specifically to meet the needs of students and assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this is the ideal reference tool for those coming to Logic for the first time.
Key Terms in Logic offers the ideal introduction to this core area in the study of philosophy, providing detailed summaries of the important concepts in the study of logic and the application of logic to the rest of philosophy. A brief introduction provides context and background, while the following chapters offer detailed definitions of key terms and concepts, introductions to the work of key thinkers and lists of key texts. Designed specifically to meet the needs of students and assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this is the ideal reference tool for those coming to Logic for the first time.
Reviews / Votes
Concise encyclopedic dictionaries of logic are rare. [Key Terms in Logic is] a great panopticum of logic, consisting of two hundred and forty-one entries, every single one of which can be read in a few minutes - as a quick introduction or as memory-refreshing. Written in modern and clear English . . . [and] with refreshing ease in expression * Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy, issue 16 *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-6738-5 (9781441167385)
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Persons
Jon Williamson is Reader in Philosophy at the University of Kent, UK. He is author of Bayesian Nets and Causality (OUP 2005) and editor of the journal The Reasoner. He has been nominated for the THES Young Researcher of the Year Award 2007. Federico is Research Associate in the Philosophy Department at the University of Kent. She is author of Causality and Causal Modelling in the Social Sciences: Measuring Variations (Springer 2009) and is features editor of the journal The Reasoner.
Content
Introduction: What is Logic? \ 1. Key Terms \ 2. Key Thinkers \ 3. Key Texts: Textbooks \ 4. Key Texts: Classics \ List of Contributors \ List of Symbols \ Index.
