More Precisely: The Math You Need to Do Philosophy - Second Edition

Steinhart, Eric

ISBN 10: 155481345X / ISBN 13: 9781554813452

Edité par Broadview Press, 2017

pp. 256. N° de réf. du vendeur 18378826009

Synopsis :

More Precisely is a rigorous and engaging introduction to the mathematics necessary to do philosophy. Eric Steinhart provides lucid explanations of many basic mathematical concepts and sets out the most commonly used notational conventions. He also demonstrates how mathematics applies to fundamental issues in various branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, philosophy of language, epistemology, and ethics. This second edition adds a substantial section on decision and game theory, as well as a chapter on information theory and the efficient coding of information.

À propos de l?auteur:

Eric Steinhart is a professor of philosophy at William Paterson University. He is the author of Your Digital Afterlives: Computational Theories of Life after Death (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), On Nietzsche (Wadsworth, 1999), and The Logic of Metaphor: Analogous Parts of Possible Worlds (Kluwer Academic, 2001).

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : More Precisely: The Math You Need to Do ...
Éditeur : Broadview Press
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New
Edition : 2ème Édition