Logic, Graham Priest
Logic, Graham Priest
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Logic
A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

Author: Graham Priest

Narrator: Kyle Tait

Unabridged: 4 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/17/2021

Synopsis

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-technical terms, showing that logic is a powerful and exciting part of modern philosophy.

In this new edition Graham Priest expands his discussion to cover the subjects of algorithms, axioms, and proofs in mathematics.

About Graham Priest

Graham Priest is distinguished professor of philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center, as well as a regular visitor at the University of Melbourne (where he was Boyce Gibson Professor of Philosophy), and at St. Andrews University. His books include Doubt Truth to be a Liar, One, and Towards Non-Being.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Uroš on October 06, 2024

Da imam neki ozbiljan višak para, kupio bih celu ediciju Very Short Introduction. Preko 700 knjiga u kojima se sažeto, kompetentno i pristupačno izlažu saznanja iz najrazličitijih oblasti. Nisu sve knjige ove serije istog kvaliteta, ali nisu ni sve oblasti podobne za sažeto predstavljanje. Nisu, dod......more

Goodreads review by Amirography on February 19, 2018

Not bad at all. It's not an easy read though. You should read it carefully. - second read: I tried everything possible so that I have a better reading experience. However, the author skips on explaining many of the basic steps that an unfamiliar reader needs to know in in order to understand them. Th......more

Goodreads review by یاسر on August 22, 2018

It is more a book on history and philosophy of logic than an introduction to logical ways of reasoning. I listened to its audio format.......more

Goodreads review by Heather on January 04, 2013

Read with my husband who has a strong background in math, physics, computer science. I can't count the number of times he paused in the reading to say: "okay, he didn't explain that very well," only to follow with a brief explanation or example that made all clear. Although I was familiar with basic......more

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