The Force of Argument Essays in Honor of Timothy Smiley |
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Editor:
| Lear, Jonathan Oliver, Alex |
Series title: | Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-80120-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $259.00 |
Book Description:
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Timothy Smiley has made ground-breaking contributions to modal logic, free logic, multiple-conclusion logic, and plural logic; he has illuminated Aristotle's syllogistic, the ideas of logical form and consequence, and the distinction between assertion and rejection; and his debunking work on the theory of descriptions is a tour de force. In this volume, an international roster of contributors discuss Smiley's work to date; their essays will be of significant interest to those working...
More DescriptionTimothy Smiley has made ground-breaking contributions to modal logic, free logic, multiple-conclusion logic, and plural logic; he has illuminated Aristotle's syllogistic, the ideas of logical form and consequence, and the distinction between assertion and rejection; and his debunking work on the theory of descriptions is a tour de force. In this volume, an international roster of contributors discuss Smiley's work to date; their essays will be of significant interest to those working across the logical spectrum—in philosophy of language, philosophical logic and mathematical logic.