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Probability: A Philosophical Introduction
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 32.95Probability: A Philosophical Introduction introduces and explains the principal concepts and applications of probability. It is intended for philosophers and others who want to understand probability as we all apply it in our working and everyday lives. The book is not a course in mathematical probability, of which it uses only the simplest results,... more...
Deducibility and Decidability
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 163.00This book presents the results of these thinkers in a newly unified manner and displays their significance for the philosophy of mathematics. more...
A New Introduction to Modal Logic
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 50.95This long-awaited book replaces Hughes and Cresswell's two classic studies of modal logic: An Introduction to Modal Logic and A Companion to Modal Logic . A New Introduction to Modal Logic is an entirely new work, completely re-written by the authors. They have incorporated all the new developments that have taken place since 1968 in both modal... more...
Thought and World
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 28.00The author presents a deflationary theory of the content of semantic notions. He represents a broad range of these notions as being free from substantive metaphysical and empirical presuppositions. He also seeks to explain the intuition that there is a relation of mirroring or semantic correspondence linking thoughts to reality. more...
Free Logic
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 42.00Free logic is an important field of philosophical logic that first appeared in the 1950s. The author was one of its founders and coined the term itself. This collection explores the philosophical foundations of free logic and its application to areas such as the philosophy of religion and computer science. more...
The Uses of Argument
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 26.00'In spite of initial criticisms from logicians and fellow philosophers, The Uses of Argument has been an enduring source of inspiration and discussion to students of argumentation from all kinds of disciplinary background for more than forty years. ' Frans van Eemeren, University of Amsterdam more...
Truth
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 121.95Setting the stage with a selection of readings from important nineteenth century philosophers, this reader on truth puts in conversation some of the main philosophical figures from the twentieth century in the analytic, continental, and pragmatist traditions. Focuses on the value or normativity of truth through exposing the dialogues between different... more...
Cognition and Chance
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 70.00Lack of ability to think probabilistically makes one prone to a variety of irrational fears and vulnerable to scams designed to exploit probabilistic naiveté, impairs decision making under uncertainty, facilitates the misinterpretation of statistical information, and precludes critical evaluation of likelihood claims. Cognition and Chance presents... more...
From Naming to Saying
Wiley 2008; US$ 134.95From Naming to Saying explores the classicquestion of the unity of the proposition, combining an historical approach with contemporary causal theories to offer a unique and novel solution. Presents compelling and sophisticated answers to questions about how language represents the world. Defends a novel approach to the classical question about... more...
Critical Reasoning
Taylor and Francis 1996; US$ 24.95Reasoning is the everyday process that we all use in order to draw conclusions from facts or evidence. To think critically about what you read and hear is a vital skill for everyone, whether you are a student or not. When we are faced with texts, news items or speeches, what is being said is often obscured by the words used and we may be unsure whether... more...









