Sam Cumming – författare

Meaning and Argument is a popular introduction to philosophy of logic and philosophy of language. Offers a distinctive philosophical, rather than mathematical, approach to logicConcentrates on symbolization and works out all the technical logic with truth tables instead of derivationsIncorporates the insights of half a century's work in philosophy and linguistics on anaphora by Peter Geach, Gareth Evans, Hans Kamp, and Irene Heim among othersContains numerous exercises and a corresponding answer keyAn extensive appendix allows readers to explore subjects that go beyond what is usually covered in an introductory logic courseUpdated edition includes over a dozen new problem sets and revisions throughoutFeatures an accompanying website at http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/~logic/MeaningArgument.html

Meaning and Argument is a popular introduction to philosophy of logic and philosophy of language.

Offers a distinctive philosophical, rather than mathematical, approach to logic Concentrates on symbolization and works out all the technical logic with truth tables instead of derivations Incorporates the insights of half a century''s work in philosophy and linguistics on anaphora by Peter Geach, Gareth Evans, Hans Kamp, and Irene Heim among others Contains numerous exercises and a corresponding answer key An extensive appendix allows readers to explore subjects that go beyond what is usually covered in an introductory logic course Updated edition includes over a dozen new problem sets and revisions throughout Features an accompanying website at http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/~logic/MeaningArgument.html