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A Study of Logics John P. Cleave (Reader in Mathematics (retired), Reader in Mathematics (retired), University of Bristol)

A Study of Logics By John P. Cleave (Reader in Mathematics (retired), Reader in Mathematics (retired), University of Bristol)

Summary

A great variety of logical systems arise in mathematical logic and computer science. This is a new systematic study of the principles behind such logics. The technical work is illuminated by information about its historical and philosophical context.

A Study of Logics Summary

A Study of Logics by John P. Cleave (Reader in Mathematics (retired), Reader in Mathematics (retired), University of Bristol)

It is a fact of modern scientific thought that there is an enormous variety of logical systems - such as classical logic, intuitionist logic, temporal logic, and Hoare logic, to name but a few - which have originated in the areas of mathematical logic and computer science. In this book the author presents a systematic study of this rich harvest of logics via Tarski's well-known axiomatization of the notion of logical consequence. Those with a modest acquaintance of modern formal logic will find this to be a readable and not too technical account which will demonstrate the current diversity and profusion of logics. In particular, undergraduate and postgraduate students in mathematics, philosophy, computer science, and artificial intelligence will enjoy this introductory survey to the field.

A Study of Logics Reviews

The above paragraphs of our review do not suffice to depict the detail - mathematical, philosophical, and historical - with which the book is enriched. Even for those who do not have the capability or desire to work through the mathematical exposition, there is still much of interest to be gleaned. * T. Hailperin, History and Philsophy of Logic, 14(1993) *
will be welcomed by enthusiasts in the field as containing ... the basic material ... and the behaviour of such connectives in a rannge of logics * Lloyd Humberstone, Australasia Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 73, No. 3 *

Table of Contents

The multiplicity of logics; Classical logic; Abstract logics; Logical operations; Order and lattices; Constructing logics; Quasi-Boolean algebras and empirical continuity; Three-valued logic; Relevance; The calculus of logics: effective logic; Modal logics; Appendix; References; Index.

Additional information

NPB9780198532118
9780198532118
0198532113
A Study of Logics by John P. Cleave (Reader in Mathematics (retired), Reader in Mathematics (retired), University of Bristol)
New
Hardback
Oxford University Press
1991-12-19
430
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