{"product_id":"logical-forms-an-introduction-to-philosophical-logic-paperback","title":"Logical Forms: An Introduction to Philosophical Logic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Sainsbury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLogical Forms explains both the detailed problems involved in finding logical forms and also the theoretical underpinnings of philosophical logic. In this revised edition, exercises are integrated throughout the book. The result is a genuinely interactive introduction which engages the reader in developing the argument. Each chapter concludes with updated notes to guide further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen is a reason for doing or believing something a good reason? Over the past century, logic's contribution to answering this question has typically involved finding ''logical forms: that is, using a special notation to bring out logical features more clearly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe correct identification of logical forms has been held to be important not only to logic but also to philosophy. Bertrand Russell coined the phrase philosophical logic to describe an approach to philosophical problems: find the correct logical form of the problematic sentences, and the problems vanish. \u003ci\u003eLogical Forms\u003c\/i\u003e explains both the theoretical underpinnings of the approach and the detailed problems involved in finding logical forms in the languages of propositional logic, classical first order logic, modal logic, and some alternatives such as free logic, binary and substitutional quantifiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis revised edition incorporates results of recent work. Chapter 3 on conditionals, and the sections dealing with predicate quantifiers, free logics and subjunctive conditionals have been completely rewritten. The exercises are integrated throughout the book, and each chapter concludes with updated notes to guide further reading. The result is a genuinely interactive introduction which engages the reader in developing the argument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book does not presuppose knowledge of deductive methods in formal logic and it will be of immense benefit to those approaching philosophical logic for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen is a reason for doing or believing something a good reason? Over the past century, logic's contribution to answering this question has typically involved finding ''logical forms\" that is, using a special notation to bring out logical features more clearly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe correct identification of logical forms has been held to be important not only to logic but also to philosophy. Bertrand Russell coined the phrase \"philosophical logic\" to describe an approach to philosophical problems: find the correct logical form of the problematic sentences, and the problems vanish. \u003ci\u003eLogical Forms\u003c\/i\u003e explains both the theoretical underpinnings of the approach and the detailed problems involved in finding logical forms in the languages of propositional logic, classical first order logic, modal logic, and some alternatives such as free logic, binary and substitutional quantifiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis revised edition incorporates results of recent work. Chapter 3 on conditionals, and the sections dealing with predicate quantifiers, free logics and subjunctive conditionals have been completely rewritten. The exercises are integrated throughout the book, and each chapter concludes with updated notes to guide further reading. The result is a genuinely interactive introduction which engages the reader in developing the argument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book does not presuppose knowledge of deductive methods in formal logic and it will be of immense benefit to those approaching philosophical logic for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Sainsbury\u003c\/b\u003e is Susan Stebbing Professor of Philosophy at King's College London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRussell\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) and \u003ci\u003eParadoxes\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 436\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 9.02 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47577744965853,"sku":"9780631216797","price":141.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/REcxcEZ1QVdwZU5Zd0cwSjVFaUc3QT09.webp?v=1773489231","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/logical-forms-an-introduction-to-philosophical-logic-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}