Revival: A Modern Introduction to Logic (1950)

Revival: A Modern Introduction to Logic (1950)
Author: Lizzie Susan Stebbing
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2018-05-08
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1351349082

As the author of this volume states, "the science of logic does not stand still." This book was intended to cover the advances made in the study of logic in the first half of the nineteenth century, during which time the author felt there to have been greater advances made than in the whole of the preceding period from the time of Aristotle. Advances which, in her eyes, were not present in contemporary text books. As such, this book offers a valuable insight into the progress of the subject, tracing this frenetic period in its development with a first-hand awareness of its documentary value.

An Introduction to Logic

An Introduction to Logic
Author: Peter Alexander
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2019-10-30
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1000735486

Originally published in 1969. This book is for undergraduates whether specializing in philosophy or not. It assumes no previous knowledge of logic but aims to show how logical notions arise from, or are abstracted from, everyday discourse, whether technical or non-technical. It sets out a knowledge of principles and, while not historical, gives an account of the reasons for which modern systems have emerged from the traditional syllogistic logic, demonstrating how certain central ideas have developed. The text explains the connections between everyday reasoning and formal logic and works up to a brief sketch of systems of propositional calculus and predicate-calculus, using both the axiomatic method and the method of natural deduction. It provides a self-contained introduction but for those who intend to study the subject further it contains many suggestions and a sound basis for more advanced study.

Susan Stebbing and the Language of Common Sense

Susan Stebbing and the Language of Common Sense
Author: S. Chapman
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2013-03-18
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1137313102

This first book-length study of the work and life of L. Susan Stebbing relates the development of her thought to the philosophical, social and political background of her life. It also assesses Stebbing's contribution in the light of developments both in analytic philosophy and in linguistics in the decade since her death.

Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 1

Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 1
Author: Friedrich A. Hayek
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2011-05-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0226321231

From a Nobel Laureate economist, “after more than half a century, Rules and Order remains an essential book for anybody interested in politics or law” (EconLib). F. A. Hayek made many valuable contributions to the field of economics as well as to the disciplines of philosophy and politics. This volume represents the first section of Hayek’s comprehensive three-part study of the relations between law and liberty. Rules and Order constructs the framework necessary for a critical analysis of prevailing theories of justice and of the conditions which a constitution securing personal liberty would have to satisfy.

Routledge Library Editions: Logic

Routledge Library Editions: Logic
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 4814
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1000518469

Reissuing works originally published between 1931 and 1990, this set of twenty-four books covers the full range of the philosophy of logic, from introductions to logic, to calculus and mathematical logic, to logic in language and linguistics and logical reasoning in law and ethics. An international array of authors are represented in this comprehensive collection.

Arabic Logic

Arabic Logic
Author:
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1979-06-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 143840526X

This translation of Ibn-al-Tayyib's work on Porphyry's Eisagoge brings to the English readers a significant book in Near Eastern logic that has been discussed and excerpted by major philosophers such as Tusi, Averroes, and Avicenna. It has also been the source of philosophical discussions on topics of logic by Boethius, Abelard, Ockham and others. Gyekye has clarified the Arabic link between Greek and Latin traditions with his translation, detailed explanations and text analysis of this 11th century philosopher's commentary on the Eisagoge, a work which is itself based on Aristotle's Categories and Metaphysics.

The Metaphysics of Existence and Nonexistence

The Metaphysics of Existence and Nonexistence
Author: Matthew Davidson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2023-03-09
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1350344842

Are there nonexistent objects? Can we make sense of objects having properties without thinking that there are nonexistent objects? Is existence a predicate? Can we make sense of necessarily existing objects depending on God? Tackling these central questions, Matthew Davidson explores the metaphysics of existence and nonexistence. He presents an extended argument for independence actualism, a previously undefended view that objects can have properties in worlds and at times at which they do not exist. Among other unique points of discussion, Davidson considers the nature of actualism, arguments for and against serious actualism, the semantics of “exists” as a predicate, the merits of different sorts of Meinongian theories, and different views on which God might ground the existence of necessarily existing abstracta. The book offers a Lewisian-style argument for adopting independence actualism in that the view may be used to solve many problems in metaphysics, philosophy of language and philosophy of religion.

The Nature of Thought

The Nature of Thought
Author: Brand Blanshard
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1317851838

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Language and Reality

Language and Reality
Author: Wilbur Marshall Urban
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 754
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 131785196X

First published in 2002. This is Volume XV of seventeen in the Library of Philosophy series on Metaphysics. Written in 1939, this book looks at Language and Reality and the Philosophy of Language and the Principles of Symbolism and is related to the movement of Logical Positivism, initiated by Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.