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  • Truthby José Medina; ; David Wood

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 121.95

    Setting 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...

  • From Naming to Sayingby Martha I. Gibson

    Wiley 2008; US$ 134.95

    From 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 Reasoningby Anne Thomson

    Taylor and Francis 1996; US$ 24.95

    Reasoning 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...

  • Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decisionby Robert Audi

    Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 39.95

    Provides an overview of the influential theories of practical reasoning found in Aristotle, Hume and Kant. This book examines practical reasoning in important topics in moral psychology - weakness of will, self-deception, rationalization and more. It is for those interested in the role of reason in ethics or the nature of human action. more...

  • Abductive Reasoningby Atocha Aliseda

    Springer 2006; US$ 149.99

    Divided into three parts on the conceptual framework, the logical foundations, and the applications, this work takes the reader for a tour through the taxonomy of abductive reasoning, via the logical workings of abductive inference ending with applications pertinent to scientific explanation, empirical progress, pragmatism and belief revision. more...

  • The Genealogy of Disjunctionby R. E. Jennings

    Oxford University Press 1994; US$ 114.99

    This is a study of the English word and the logical operators variously proposed to present its meaning. It examines the textbook myths that have clouded our understanding of "logical" vocabulary, and considers the historical conceptions of disjunction and its place in logic from ancient times. more...

  • The Liarby Jon Barwise; John Etchemendy

    Oxford University Press 1989; US$ 24.95

    This monograph purports to provide a solution to semantical paradoxes like "the liar". The authors base this solution on J.L.Austin's idea of truth, which is fundamental to situation semantics, and compare two models of language, propositions and truth. more...

  • Reasoning Practicallyby Edna Ullmann-Margalit

    Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 109.99

    These essays present research on the link between reasoning and practice. They cover issues raised by the move from thought to action, and represent an inquiry into the very nature of reason, reasoning and reasons, rationale, rationalization, and rationality. more...

  • Walking the Tightrope of Reasonby Robert J. Fogelin

    Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 21.99

    Robert Fogelin'se mediation on the paradox of logic and reasoning leads us through the history of ideas, lightly touching on the Greeks, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein, and its current form in the debates called "the culture wars". In the end, he says, knowledge is possible, if we adjust our sense of the limits of reason. more...

  • Truthby Simon Blackburn

    Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 13.99

    A distinguished philosopher illuminates the age-old war over truth between one side that believes in plain, unvarnished facts and the other side that believes that judgment is clouded with false notions of absolute truth, in an exploration of the long-standing philosophical battle. more...