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  • Argument, Inference and Dialectic

    Collected Papers on Informal Logic with an Introduction by Hans V. Hansen

    by R.C. Pinto ...
    Series Book 4 - Argumentation Library
    Chapters 1-12 of this volume contain the papers on infonnal logic and argumentation that I've published and/or read at conferences over the last 17 years. These papers are reproduced here pretty much unchanged from their first appearance; it is my intention that their appearance here constitute a record of my positions and arguments at the time of their original publication or delivery. I've made ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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  • THE ANALYSIS OF MIND

    by Bertrand Russell ...
    The book is a continuation of Russell's philosophical work on the theory of knowledge, and it explores the nature of the human mind and consciousness. In the book, Russell argues that the traditional metaphysical approach to understanding the mind is flawed, and he instead proposes a scientific approach that focuses on observable behavior and the relationship between mental processes and their ... Read more

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  • Labyrinths of Reason

    Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge

    Edited by William Poundstone ...
    This sharply intelligent, consistently provocative book takes the reader on an astonishing, thought-provoking voyage into the realm of delightful uncertainty--a world of paradox in which logical argument leads to contradiction and common sense is seemingly rendered irrelevant. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Thinking with Concepts

    by John Wilson ...
    In his preface Mr Wilson writes 'I feel that a great many adults … would do better to spend less time in simply accepting the concepts of others uncritically, and more time in learning how to analyse concepts in general'. Mr Wilson starts by describing the techniques of conceptual analysis. He then gives examples of them in action by composing answers to specific questions and by criticism of ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge

    by Alexander Philip ...
    An exploration of the fundamental realities of the existenceIs this the end? If not; how are we to discover and assure for stricken Humanity the vision and the possession of a Better Land?In this volume plumbing the depths of human experience, Alexander Philip explores the nature of reality at its most basic level. Examining the ways that time, abstract thought, and physical sensation affect ... Read more

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  • Judgement and the Epistemic Foundation of Logic

    Edited by Maria van der Schaar ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This compelling reevaluation of the relationship between logic and knowledge affirms the key role that the notion of judgement must play in such a review. The commentary repatriates the concept of judgement in the discussion, banished in recent times by the logical positivism of Wittgenstein, Hilbert and Schlick, and the Platonism of Bolzano. The volume commences with the insights of Swedish ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Belief Revision in Non-Classical Logics

    by Márcio Moretto Ribeiro ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    Since the advent of the Semantic Web, interest in the dynamics of ontologies (ontology evolution) has grown significantly. Belief revision presents a good theoretical framework for dealing with this problem; however, classical belief revision is not well suited for logics such as Description Logics.Belief Revision in Non-Classical Logics presents a framework which can be applied to a wide class of ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • New Essays on the Knowability Paradox

    Edited by Joe Salerno ...
    In 1945 Alonzo Church issued a pair of referee reports in which he anonymously conveyed to Frederic Fitch a surprising proof showing that wherever there is (empirical) ignorance there is also logically unknowable truth. Fitch published this and a generalization of the result in 1963. Ever since, philosophers have been attempting to understand the significance and address the counter-intuitiveness ... Read more

    $100.79 USD

  • Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology

    Logical, Epistemological, and Cognitive Issues

    Edited by Claudia Casadio, Lorenzo Magnani ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book discusses how scientific and other types of cognition make use of models, abduction, and explanatory reasoning in order to produce important or creative changes in theories and concepts. It includes revised contributions presented during the international conference on Model-Based Reasoning (MBR’015), held on June 25-27 in Sestri Levante, Italy. The book is divided into three main parts, ... Read more

    $287.99 USD

  • Truthlikeness for Multidimensional, Quantitative Cognitive Problems

    by I.A. Kieseppä ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Philosophers of science have produced a variety of definitions for the notion of one sentence, theory or hypothesis being closer to the truth, more verisimilar, or more truthlike than another one. The definitions put forward by philosophers presuppose at least implicitly that the subject matter with which the compared sentences, theories or hypotheses are concerned has been specified,! and the ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Narration as Argument

    Edited by Paula Olmos ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book presents reflections on the relationship between narratives and argumentative discourse. It focuses on their functional and structural similarities or dissimilarities, and offers diverse perspectives and conceptual tools for analyzing the narratives’ potential power for justification, explanation and persuasion. Divided into two sections, the first Part, under the title “Narratives as ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Judgment and Sachverhalt

    An Introduction to Adolf Reinach’s Phenomenological Realism

    by J.M. Dubois ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Adolf Reinach was one of the leading figures of the Munich and Göttingen circles of phenomenology, and Husserl's first real co-worker. Although his writings are highly original and remarkably clear, Reinach's tragic death in the First World War prevented him from formulating a definitive statement of his phenomenology, leaving his name virtually unknown to all but a small circle.In his ground ... Read more

    $89.99 USD