Logic : a very short introduction
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- ISBN: 0192893203
- ISBN: 9780192893208
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140 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-122) and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Validity : what follows from what? -- 2. Truth functions : or not? -- 3. Names and quantifiers : is nothing something? -- 4. Descriptions and existence : did the Greeks worship Zeus? -- 5. Self-reference : what is this chapter about? -- 6. Necessity and possibility : what will be must be? -- 7. Conditionals : what's in an if? -- 8. The future and the past : is time real? -- 9. Identity and change : is anything ever the same? -- 10. Vagueness :how do you stop sliding down a slippery slope? -- 11. Probability : the strange case of the missing reference class -- 12. Inverse probability : you can't be indifferent about it -- 13. Decision theory : great expectations -- A little history and some further reading. |
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Logic: a Very Short Introduction
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Logic: a Very Short Introduction
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface | p. IX | |
Chapter 1 | Validity: What Follows from What? | p. 1 |
Chapter 2 | Truth Functions - or Not? | p. 7 |
Chapter 3 | Names and Quantifiers: is Nothing Something? | p. 17 |
Chapter 4 | Descriptions and Existence: Did the Greeks Worship Zeus? | p. 24 |
Chapter 5 | Self-Reference: What is This Chapter About? | p. 31 |
Chapter 6 | Necessity and Possibility: What Will Be Must Be? | p. 38 |
Chapter 7 | Conditionals: What's in an If? | p. 47 |
Chapter 8 | The Future and the Past: is Time Real? | p. 55 |
Chapter 9 | Identity and Change: is Anything Ever the Same? | p. 63 |
Chapter 10 | Vagueness: How Do You Stop Sliding Down a Slippery Slope? | p. 70 |
Chapter 11 | Probability: the Strange Case of the Missing Reference Class | p. 78 |
Chapter 12 | Inverse Probabitity: You Can't Be Indifferent about It! | p. 86 |
Chapter 13 | Decision Theory | p. 94 |
Chapter 14 | A Little History and Some Further Reading | p. 102 |
Glossary | p. 111 | |
Problems | p. 117 | |
Bibliography | p. 121 | |
General Index | p. 123 | |
Index of Names | p. 127 |