{"product_id":"meaning-and-argument-an-introduction-to-logic-through-language-paperback","title":"Meaning and Argument: An Introduction to Logic Through Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnest Lepore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Cumming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeaning and Argument\u003c\/i\u003e is a popular introduction to philosophy of logic and philosophy of language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a distinctive philosophical, rather than mathematical, approach to logic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcentrates on symbolization and works out all the technical logic with truth tables instead of derivations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains numerous exercises and a corresponding answer key\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn extensive appendix allows readers to explore subjects that go beyond what is usually covered in an introductory logic course\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated edition includes over a dozen new problem sets and revisions throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures an accompanying website at http: \/\/ruccs.rutgers.edu\/ logic\/MeaningArgument.html \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeaning and Argument\u003c\/i\u003e shifts introductory logic from the traditional emphasis on proofs to the symbolization of arguments. Another of its distinctive features is that it shows how the need for expressive power and for drawing distinctions forces formal language development. This volume is ideal as an introduction to formal logic, philosophical logic, and philosophy of language. At each stage of system elaboration and development, the book answers meta-logical questions. Why is a particular formalism needed? What must go into such a formalism and why? These questions engage students in a collective inquiry which allows them to see logical studies as a human enterprise aimed at achieving well understood goals - clarity and good reasoning. The second edition extends and systematizes the account of anaphora, including donkey anaphora, plural anaphora, and cross-sentential anaphora. It also has additional sections on counter-models and semantics, and contains additional exercises and an updated bibliography. This update of the second edition includes over a dozen additional problem sets and revisions throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeaning and Argument\u003c\/i\u003e shifts introductory logic from the traditional emphasis on proofs to the symbolization of arguments. Another of its distinctive features is that it shows how the need for expressive power and for drawing distinctions forces formal language development. This volume is ideal as an introduction to formal logic, philosophical logic, and philosophy of language. At each stage of system elaboration and development, the book answers meta-logical questions. Why is a particular formalism needed? What must go into such a formalism and why? These questions engage students in a collective inquiry which allows them to see logical studies as a human enterprise aimed at achieving well understood goals - clarity and good reasoning. The second edition extends and systematizes the account of anaphora, including \"donkey\" anaphora, plural anaphora, and cross-sentential anaphora. It also has additional sections on counter-models and semantics, and contains additional exercises and an updated bibliography. This update of the second edition includes over a dozen additional problem sets and revisions throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnest Lepore\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Center for Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. He is the author of numerous articles in philosophy of mind and is co-author (with Herman Cappelen) of \u003ci\u003eInsensitive Semantics\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004), co-author (with Jerry Fodor) of \u003ci\u003eHolism\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1991). He is editor of \u003ci\u003eTruth and Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1989). He is co-editor (with Zenon Pylyshyn) of \u003ci\u003eWhat is Cognitive Science\u003c\/i\u003e? (Blackwell, 1999), and co-editor (with Robert Van Gulick) of \u003ci\u003eJohn Searle and His Critics\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1992), as well as general editor of the series \u003ci\u003ePhilosophers and Their Critics, \u003c\/i\u003e also published by Wiley-Blackwell. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Cumming\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42173815390343,"sku":"9781118390191","price":109.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2daa87086a6f1b2c75765262fade43d1.webp?v=1733370049","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/meaning-and-argument-an-introduction-to-logic-through-language-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}