Modal Logics and Philosophy by Rod Girle
The new edition of this widely used and respected textbook includes three new chapters on conditional logic. Other chapters have been revised and updated, making the second edition a fully comprehensive introduction to modal logics and their application. Unlike most modal logic textbooks, which are both forbidding mathematically and short on philosophical discussion, Modal Logics and Philosophy focuses on showing how useful modal logic can be as a tool for formal philosophical analysis. In Part 1, the reader is introduced to some standard systems of modal logic and provided with a series of exercises that encourage proficiency in manipulating these logics. Girle emphasizes possible world semantics for modal logics and its formal method, Jeffrey-style truth-trees, in which standard truth-trees are extended in a simple and transparent way to take possible worlds into account. Part 2 explores the applications of modal logic to philosophical issues such as truth, time, processes, knowledge and belief, and obligation and permission.
"Modal Logics and Philosophy has the technical precision and rigour that is sometimes sacrificed to concern with philosophical logicA book that will stand out amongst modal logic texts." Bernard Linsky, University of Alberta "Rod Girle is the best logic teacher that I know. All those who want a non-technical introduction to modal logic and its applications, not just Rod's own students, will now be able to benefit from his outstanding pedagogic skills." Graham Priest, University of Queensland
Girle, Rod: - Rod Girle is senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Auckland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780773521490 |
| ISBN 10 | 0773521496 |
| Title | Modal Logics and Philosophy |
| Author | Rod Girle |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Year published | 2000-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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