The Continuum Companion to Philosophical Logic (Bloomsbury Companions)

The Continuum Companion to Philosophical Logic offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental areas of philosophical logic - topics that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Seventeen specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to classical logic and its rivals, extensional and intensional extensions of classical logic, semantics for parts of natural language, and the application of logic in the theory of rationality. Crucially the emphasis is on the role that logic plays in understanding philosophical problems. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including an A to Z of key terms and concepts, a detailed list of resources, a bibliography and a companion website, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working in contemporary philosophical logic.> <div><br/><p><em>The Continuum Companion to Philosophical Logic</em> offers the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy. The book covers all the fundamental areas of philosophical logic - topics that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Seventeen specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably,the exciting new directions the field is taking. The Companion explores issues pertaining to classical logic andits rivals, extensional and intensional extensions of classical logic, semantics for parts of natural language, and the application of logic in the theory of rationality. Cruciallythe emphasis is on the role that logic plays in understanding philosophical problems.</p><br/><p>Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including an A to Z of key terms and concepts, a detailed list of resources, a bibliography and a companion website, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working incontemporary philosophical logic.</p></div>> TeX output 2011.03.11:1730 LHorsten_03_Fpp 1 LHorsten_04_Fpp 26 LHorsten_05_Fpp 49 LHorsten_06_Fpp 77 LHorsten_07_Fpp 100 LHorsten_08_Fpp 152 LHorsten_09_Fpp 188 LHorsten_10_Fpp 243 LHorsten_11_Fpp 271 LHorsten_12_Fpp 296 LHorsten_13_Fpp 323 LHorsten_14_Fpp 355 LHorsten_16_Fpp 378 LHorsten_17_Fpp 400 LHorsten_18_Fpp 453 LHorsten_19_Fpp 493 LHorsten_20_Fpp 525 LHorsten_Biblio_Fpp 533 This is a single volume reference guide to the latest work and potential future directions in philosophical logic, written by an international team of leading scholars