Logic
a very short introduction
$21.27
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2017
Summary
Unlock Your Mind: A Very Short Introduction to Logic
Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198811701 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198811705 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Graham Priest |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 156g |
| Dimensions: | 175mm x 110mm x 10mm |
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“This book provides its readers with a very brief yet powerful introduction to logic. The author has produced a text that is fun and accessible to the reader without sacrificing content in elementary logic.” - Terry McDonald, The Mathematical Association of America
About The Author
Graham Priest
Graham Priest is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center, as well as a regular visitor at the University of Melbourne (where he was Boyce Gibson Professor of Philosophy). His books include Doubt Truth to be a Liar (OUP, 2008), One (OUP, 2014), and Towards Non-Being (2nd ed. OUP, 2016).
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