Possibilities and Paradox: An Introduction to Modal and Many-Valued Logic

by J. C. Beall, Bas C. van Fraassen

Overview

Extensively classroom-tested, Possibilities and Paradox provides an accessible and carefully structured introduction to modal and many-valued logic. The authors cover the basic formal frameworks, enlivening the discussion of these different systems of logic by considering their philosophical motivations and implications. Easily accessible to students with no background in the subject, the text features innovative learning aids in each chapter, including exercises that provide hands-on experience, examples that demonstrate the application of concepts, and guides to further reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199259878
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/24/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	9.14(w) x 6.12(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

University of Connecticut

Princeton University

Table of Contents

I. PRELIMINARIES1. Philosophical Motives2. Set-Theoretic Tools3. Languages and Logics4. TableauxII. POSSIBILITIES5. Normal Modal Logics6. Variations on a ThemeIII. PARADOX7. Around Truth and Falsity8. Gaps, Gluts, and Liars9. Heaps, Supertruth, and the ContinuumIV. METATHEORY10. Further Tools11. Logical Systems and Completeness12. Meta-Theorems for Non-Classical LogicsBibliographyIndex

Editorial Reviews

"A clear, self-contained, unified introduction to a variety of extensions and alternatives to classical logic. Philosophically engaging and technically accomplished, it will serve as an excellent textbook for beginners as well as a valuable reference for advanced students and researchers."—Achille Varzi, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University

"An exciting new logic text that investigates non-classical propositional logics in an unusual way. Propositional model, intuitionistic, multivalued, relevance, and conditional logics are developed in detail. This book should be invaluable to any member of the profession interested in these topics at any level."—Edmund L. Gettier, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts

"A well-organized introduction to the variety of logics extending or departing from classical propositional logic that have been of interest to logically-minded philosophers and philosophically-minded logicians. An extremely useful book. Written in a concise yet highly accessible style that provides a clear and well-motivated treatment of an impressively wide range of material."—Michael Glanzberg, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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