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31. Philosophy of Logic (Routledge Revivals)

    By Hilary Putnam

    First published in 1971, Professor Putnam's essay concerns itself with the ontological problem in the philosophy of logic and mathematics - that is, the issue of whether the abstract entities spoken of in logic and mathematics really exist. He also deals with the question of whether or not...

    Published August 16th 2011 by Routledge
32. The Politics of Logic

    Badiou, Wittgenstein, and the Consequences of Formalism

    By Paul Livingston

    Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

    In this book, Livingston develops the political implications of formal results obtained over the course of the twentieth century in set theory, metalogic, and computational theory. He argues that the results achieved by thinkers such as Cantor, Russell, Godel, Turing, and Cohen, even when they...

    Published August 11th 2011 by Routledge
33. Beyond The Tractatus Wars

    The New Wittgenstein Debate

    Edited by Rupert Read, Matthew A. Lavery

    Over fifteen years have passed since Cora Diamond and James Conant turned Wittgenstein scholarship upside down with the program of “resolute” reading, and ten years since this reading was crystallized in the major collection The New Wittgenstein. This approach remains at the center of the debate...

    Published July 10th 2011 by Routledge
34. Critical Thinking

    An Appeal to Reason

    By Peg Tittle

    In Critical Thinking: An Appeal to Reason, Peg Tittle empowers students with a solid grounding in the lifelong skills of considered analysis and argumentation that should underpin every student’s education. Starting with the building blocks of a good argument, this comprehensive new textbook offers...

    Published January 3rd 2011 by Routledge
35. Philosophy of Probability: Contemporary Readings

    Edited by Antony Eagle

    Series: Routledge Contemporary Readings in Philosophy

    Philosophy of Probability: Contemporary Readings is the first anthology to collect essential readings in this important area of philosophy. Featuring the work of leading philosophers in the field such as Carnap, Hájek, Jeffrey, Joyce, Lewis, Loewer, Popper, Ramsey, van Fraassen, von Mises, and many...

    Published November 18th 2010 by Routledge
36. Epistemology and the Regress Problem

    By Scott Aikin

    Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

    In the last decade, the familiar problem of the regress of reasons has returned to prominent consideration in epistemology. And with the return of the problem, evaluation of the options available for its solution is begun anew. Reason’s regress problem, roughly put, is that if one has good reasons...

    Published November 16th 2010 by Routledge
37. Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Frege on Sense and Reference

    By Mark Textor

    Series: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks

    Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) is considered the father of modern logic and one of the founding figures of analytic philosophy. He was first and foremost a mathematician, but his major works also made important contributions to the philosophy of language. Frege’s writings are difficult and deal with...

    Published August 12th 2010 by Routledge
38. The Laboratory of the Mind

    Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences, 2nd Edition

    By James Robert Brown

    Newton's bucket, Einstein's elevator, Schrödinger's cat – these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural world?...

    Published July 26th 2010 by Routledge
39. The Russellian Origins of Analytical Philosophy

    Bertrand Russell and the Unity of the Proposition

    By Graham Stevens

    Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth Century Philosophy

    This monograph reappraises the role of Bertrand Russell's philosophical works in establishing the analytical tradition in philosophy. It's main aims are to: * improve our understanding of the history of analytical philosophy * engage in the important disputes surrounding the interpretation of...

    Published March 31st 2010 by Routledge
40. Logic: The Basics

    By Jc Beall

    Series: The Basics

    Logic: The Basics is a hands-on introduction to the philosophically alive field of logical inquiry. Covering both classical and non-classical theories, it presents some of the core notions of logic such as validity, basic connectives, identity, ‘free logic’ and more. This book: introduces some...

    Published March 18th 2010 by Routledge