A Survey of Symbolic Logic (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

C. I. Lewis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330181751 ISBN 13 : 9781330181751

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A clear, comprehensive guide to the core ideas of symbolic logic that helps students move beyond a single system and into a broader view of the subject.

This book is designed for readers who have some elementary study of symbolic logic and want a thorough, readable survey. It brings together the most important developments in symbolic logic and presents them in a common notation, with careful selection and enough detail to enable real insight. The goal is not encyclopedic coverage but a useful map of the field, showing how different approaches relate to one another and to the Boole–Schroder tradition. What you will experience

• A guided tour of symbolic logic, including its history, methods, and essential results
• Clear explanations of how modern developments connect with earlier systems
• Fully worked proofs in the chapters on logic, logistic, and mathematical method
• Practical notes on how to approach difficult material and grasp rigorous demonstration

Ideal for readers of introductory and advanced logic alike, this edition serves as a practical bridge to deeper study and further exploration in the field. It is especially suitable for students who want a single, coherent overview that still emphasizes detailed argument and method.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from A Survey of Symbolic Logic

The historical summary in Chapter I attempts to follow the main thread of development, and no reference, or only passing mention, is given to those studies which seem not to have affected materially the methods of later researches. In the remainder of the book, the selection has been governed by the same purpose. Those topics comprehension of which seems most essential, have been treated at some length, while matters less fundamental have been set forth in outline only, or omitted altogether. My own contribution to symbolic logic, presented in Chapter V, has not earned the right to inclusion here; in this, I plead guilty to partiality. The discussion of controversial topics has been avoided whenever possible and, for the rest, limited to the simpler issues involved. Consequently, the reader must not suppose that any sufficient consideration of these questions is here given, though such statements as are made will be, I hope, accurate. Particularly in the last chapter, on "Symbolic Logic, Logistic, and Mathematical Method," it is not possible to give anything like an adequate account of the facts. That would require a volume at least the size of this one. Rather, I have tried to set forth the most important and critical considerations - somewhat arbitrarily and dogmatically, since there is not space for argument - and to provide such a map of this difficult territory as will aid the student in his further explorations.

Proofs and solutions in Chapters II, III, and IV have been given very fully. Proof is of the essence of logistic, and it is my observation that students even - those with a fair knowledge of mathematics - seldom command the technique of rigorous demonstration. In any case, this explicitness can do no harm, since no one need read a proof which he already understands.

I am indebted to many friends and colleagues for valuable assistance in preparing this book for publication: to Professor W....

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330181751
• ISBN 13: 9781330181751
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
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