Meaning and Argument: An Introduction to Logic Through Language, Revised Second Edition

Meaning and Argument: An Introduction to Logic Through Language, Revised Second Edition

by Ernest Lepore (Author)

Synopsis

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

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Edition: 2
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 23 Aug 2012

ISBN 10: 1118390199
ISBN 13: 9781118390191

Author Bio
Ernest Lepore 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 Insensitive Semantics (Blackwell, 2004), co-author (with Jerry Fodor) of Holism (Blackwell, 1991). He is editor of Truth and Interpretation (Blackwell, 1989). He is co-editor (with Zenon Pylyshyn) of What is Cognitive Science? (Blackwell, 1999), and co-editor (with Robert Van Gulick) of John Searle and His Critics (Blackwell, 1992), as well as general editor of the series Philosophers and Their Critics, also published by Wiley-Blackwell. Sam Cumming is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles.