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Logic
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 45.95Bringing elementary logic out of the academic darkness into the light of day, Paul Tomassi makes logic fully accessible for anyone attempting to come to grips with the complexities of this challenging subject. Including student-friendly exercises, illustrations, summaries and a glossary of terms, Logic introduces and explains: * The Theory... more...
Mathematicians
Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 33.50Mathematicians is a remarkable collection of ninety-two photographic portraits, featuring some of the most amazing mathematicians of our time. Acclaimed photographer Mariana Cook captures the exuberant and colorful personalities of these brilliant thinkers and the superb images are accompanied by brief autobiographical texts written by each mathematician.... more...
An Introduction to Substructural Logics
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 43.95This book introduces an important group of logics that have come to be known under the umbrella term 'susbstructural'. Substructural logics have independently led to significant developments in philosophy, computing and linguistics. An Introduction to Substrucural Logics is the first book to systematically survey the new results and the significant... more...
A Brief History of Infinity
Constable & Robinson 2013; US$ 13.11'Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the street to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' Douglas Adams, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the GalaxyWe human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. Philosophers... more...
Indian Logic
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 63.95The articles in this volume are all landmarks in the evolution of modern studies in Indian logic. The book traces the development of modern studies in Indian logic from their beginnings right up to the latest work. more...
Rules for Reasoning
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 75.00This book examines two questions: Do people make use of abstract rules such as logical and statistical rules when making inferences in everyday life? Can such abstract rules be changed by training? Contrary to the spirit of reductionist theories from behaviorism to connectionism, there is ample evidence that people do make use of abstract rules of... more...
Apprehension
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 100.00This book introduces and explores the role of apprehension in reasoning - setting out the problems, determining the vocabulary, fixing the boundaries, and questioning what is often taken for granted. Lynn Holt argues that a robust conception of rationality must include intellectual virtues which cannot be reduced to a set of rules for reasoners, and... more...
Logic, Form and Grammar
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95This work contains Peter Long's important essay, Logic, Form and Grammar , which resolves many difficulties for the logical form of an argument where the reasoning is hypothetical. Also included are two essays on classical problems in philosophical logic, relating to logical form and formal relations. All of the essays provide clear thinking and philosophical... more...
Grundlagen der Mathematik für Dummies
Wiley 2013; US$ 29.95Mathematik ist nicht jedermanns Sache, manchmal sind es schon die Grundlagen, die fehlen: Einst gelernt, doch jetzt vergessen. Bruch- und Prozentrechnung, Flächeninhalt, Gleichungen, wie funktionierte das noch einmal? Mark Zegarelli erklärt es Ihnen, einfach und amüsant und immer schnell auf dem Punkt, hilft er Ihnen Ihre Wissenslücken... more...
Logic: A History of its Central Concepts
Elsevier Science 2012; US$ 270.00The Handbook of the History of Logic is a multi-volume research instrument that brings to the development of logic the best in modern techniques of historical and interpretative scholarship. It is the first work in English in which the history of logic is presented so extensively. The volumes are numerous and large. Authors have been given considerable... more...









