Logical Methods

Greg Restall, Shawn Standefer

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MIT Press
28 February 2023

Philosophy; Mathematical logic

An accessible introduction to philosophical logic, suitable for undergraduate courses and above.

An accessible introduction to philosophical logic, suitable for undergraduate courses and above.

Rigorous yet accessible, Logical Methods introduces logical tools used in philosophy-including proofs, models, modal logics, meta-theory, two-dimensional logics, and quantification-for philosophy students at the undergraduate level and above. The approach developed by Greg Restall and Shawn Standefer is distinct from other texts because it presents proof construction on equal footing with model building and emphasizes connections to other areas of philosophy as the tools are developed.

Throughout, the material draws on a broad range of examples to show readers how to develop and master tools of proofs and models for propositional, modal, and predicate logic; to construct and analyze arguments and to find their structure; to build counterexamples; to understand the broad sweep of formal logic's development in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; and to grasp key concepts used again and again in philosophy.

This text is essential to philosophy curricula, regardless of specialization, and will also find wide use in mathematics and computer science programs.

Features- An

accessible introduction to proof theory for readers with no background in

logic Covers

proofs, models, modal logics, meta-theory, two-dimensional logics,

quantification, and many other topics Provides

tools and techniques of particular interest to philosophers and philosophical

logicians Features

short summaries of key concepts and skills at the end of each chapter Offers

chapter-by-chapter exercises in two categories- basic, designed to

reinforce important ideas; and challenge, designed to push students'

understanding and developing skills in new directions

By: Greg Restall, Shawn Standefer
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 607g
ISBN: 9780262544849
ISBN 10: 0262544849
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 28 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Greg Restall is Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of Logic- An Introduction and coauthor of Logical Pluralism. Shawn Standefer is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at National Taiwan University.

Reviews for Logical Methods

“The book can be recommended not only to students and teachers of mathematics and philosophy, but also to a wider circle of readers interested in all aspects of applications of modern symbolic logic in linguistics, computer science, and philosophy and methodology of science. The authors’ style, way of presentation and choice of topics add to the real pleasure of reading this book.” —MathSciNet