/

Articulating Medieval Logic

Parsons Terence
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199688845
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
676 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
31 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
346

Forfatter
Parsons Terence

Biographical note

Terence Parsons was born and raised in Endicott, New York. He attended the University of Rochester as a physics major, receiving a BA degree. He received a PhD in Philosophy from Stanford University. He was a full time faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1965 to 1972, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst from 1972 to 1979, at the University of California at Irvine from 1979 to 2000, and at the University of California at Los Angeles from 2000 to 2012. He also visited briefly at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Pittsburgh.

Articulating Medieval Logic

Parsons Terence
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
Parsons Terence
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
Nettpris:
1.394,-
Laveste pris siste 30 dager: 1.394,-
Ikke i salg
+
-
Klikk og hent

It's a book that I found admirable for the scope of its accomplishment, and a book I came away from reading with a deeper understanding of the complexities and sophistication of certain aspects of medieval logic.

Sara L. Uckelman, Philosophical Quarterly

This is a very exciting book that makes some bold claims about the power of medieval logic ... there is enough in this rich volume to inspire future researchers to adapt medieval insights to further aspects of the rich logic of natural language.

Stephen Read, Mind

This book is a fine contribution to the growing literature on medieval logic. It is shaped by a modern agenda: to determine how well the elaborate medieval logical problem-solving machinery can be understood in terms of modern logic and linguistics and how well the medieval system measures up with respect to its expressive potential, i.e., how many of the inferences and patterns of reasoning we are interested in can be captured using the resources of these systems and how many of the decisions about truth and validity these systems turn out can be shown to follow coherently from the basic principles of the system. . . . Parsons has succeeded in giving a unified account of a large segment of medieval logic, and one that allows an assessment of the resources of this method of doing logic

Mary Sirridge, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Se alle

The invention of Linguish is a virtuoso achievement. The book maintains a high level of creative thinking throughout its length. It is a pleasure to read, partly because it is written with simple lucidity, and partly because it is beautifully laid out. There are helpful exercises along the way for the interested reader. The book will surely stimulate much further research on applying contemporary linguistic theory to the reconstruction of medieval

logic

Paul Thom, History and Philosophy of LogicPaul Thom, History and Philosophy of Logic

Terence Parsons presents a new study of the development and logical complexity of medieval logic. Basic principles of logic were used by Aristotle to prove conversion principles and reduce syllogisms. Medieval logicians expanded Aristotle's notation in several ways, such as quantifying predicate terms, as in 'No donkey is every animal', and allowing singular terms to appear in predicate position, as in 'Not every donkey is Brownie'; with the enlarged notation come additional logical principles. The resulting system of logic is able to deal with relational expressions, as in De Morgan's puzzles about heads of horses. A crucial issue is a mechanism for dealing with anaphoric pronouns, as in 'Every woman loves her mother'. Parsons illuminates the ways in which medieval logic is as rich as contemporary first-order symbolic logic, though its full potential was not envisaged at the time. Along the way, he provides a detailed exposition and examination of the theory of modes of common personal supposition, and the useful principles of logic included with it. An appendix discusses the artificial signs introduced in the fifteenth century to alter quantifier scope.
Les mer
Terence Parsons presents a new study of the development and continuing value of medieval logic, which expanded Aristotle's basic principles of logic in important ways. Parsons argues that the resulting system is as rich as contemporary first-order symbolic logic.
Les mer
Preface ; Introduction ; 1. An Overview of Aristotelian Logic as seen by Medieval Logicians ; 2. Aristotle's Proofs of Conversions and Syllogisms ; 3. Quantifying Predicates, Singular Term Predicates, Negative Terms ; 4. Linguish ; 5. Expanding the Notation ; 6. Some Illustrative Topics ; 7. Modes of Personal Supposition ; 8. Relatives (Anaphoric Words) ; 9. Comparison of Medieval Logic with Contemporary Logic ; 10. Ampliation and Restriction ; Appendix: Artificial Quantifiers in Early 16th Century Logic ; Bibliography ; Index
Les mer
A rich account of the development of logic from Aristotle through the medieval period Provides a clear overview of logical principles and techniques Illustrates the ways in which medieval thought can inform new and future work
Les mer
Terence Parsons was born and raised in Endicott, New York. He attended the University of Rochester as a physics major, receiving a BA degree. He received a PhD in Philosophy from Stanford University. He was a full time faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1965 to 1972, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst from 1972 to 1979, at the University of California at Irvine from 1979 to 2000, and at the University of California at Los Angeles from 2000 to 2012. He also visited briefly at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Pittsburgh.
Les mer
A rich account of the development of logic from Aristotle through the medieval period Provides a clear overview of logical principles and techniques Illustrates the ways in which medieval thought can inform new and future work
Les mer

Relaterte produkter

It's a book that I found admirable for the scope of its accomplishment, and a book I came away from reading with a deeper understanding of the complexities and sophistication of certain aspects of medieval logic.

Sara L. Uckelman, Philosophical Quarterly

This is a very exciting book that makes some bold claims about the power of medieval logic ... there is enough in this rich volume to inspire future researchers to adapt medieval insights to further aspects of the rich logic of natural language.

Stephen Read, Mind

This book is a fine contribution to the growing literature on medieval logic. It is shaped by a modern agenda: to determine how well the elaborate medieval logical problem-solving machinery can be understood in terms of modern logic and linguistics and how well the medieval system measures up with respect to its expressive potential, i.e., how many of the inferences and patterns of reasoning we are interested in can be captured using the resources of these systems and how many of the decisions about truth and validity these systems turn out can be shown to follow coherently from the basic principles of the system. . . . Parsons has succeeded in giving a unified account of a large segment of medieval logic, and one that allows an assessment of the resources of this method of doing logic

Mary Sirridge, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Se alle

The invention of Linguish is a virtuoso achievement. The book maintains a high level of creative thinking throughout its length. It is a pleasure to read, partly because it is written with simple lucidity, and partly because it is beautifully laid out. There are helpful exercises along the way for the interested reader. The book will surely stimulate much further research on applying contemporary linguistic theory to the reconstruction of medieval

logic

Paul Thom, History and Philosophy of LogicPaul Thom, History and Philosophy of Logic

Terence Parsons presents a new study of the development and logical complexity of medieval logic. Basic principles of logic were used by Aristotle to prove conversion principles and reduce syllogisms. Medieval logicians expanded Aristotle's notation in several ways, such as quantifying predicate terms, as in 'No donkey is every animal', and allowing singular terms to appear in predicate position, as in 'Not every donkey is Brownie'; with the enlarged notation come additional logical principles. The resulting system of logic is able to deal with relational expressions, as in De Morgan's puzzles about heads of horses. A crucial issue is a mechanism for dealing with anaphoric pronouns, as in 'Every woman loves her mother'. Parsons illuminates the ways in which medieval logic is as rich as contemporary first-order symbolic logic, though its full potential was not envisaged at the time. Along the way, he provides a detailed exposition and examination of the theory of modes of common personal supposition, and the useful principles of logic included with it. An appendix discusses the artificial signs introduced in the fifteenth century to alter quantifier scope.
Les mer
Terence Parsons presents a new study of the development and continuing value of medieval logic, which expanded Aristotle's basic principles of logic in important ways. Parsons argues that the resulting system is as rich as contemporary first-order symbolic logic.
Les mer
Preface ; Introduction ; 1. An Overview of Aristotelian Logic as seen by Medieval Logicians ; 2. Aristotle's Proofs of Conversions and Syllogisms ; 3. Quantifying Predicates, Singular Term Predicates, Negative Terms ; 4. Linguish ; 5. Expanding the Notation ; 6. Some Illustrative Topics ; 7. Modes of Personal Supposition ; 8. Relatives (Anaphoric Words) ; 9. Comparison of Medieval Logic with Contemporary Logic ; 10. Ampliation and Restriction ; Appendix: Artificial Quantifiers in Early 16th Century Logic ; Bibliography ; Index
Les mer
A rich account of the development of logic from Aristotle through the medieval period Provides a clear overview of logical principles and techniques Illustrates the ways in which medieval thought can inform new and future work
Les mer
Terence Parsons was born and raised in Endicott, New York. He attended the University of Rochester as a physics major, receiving a BA degree. He received a PhD in Philosophy from Stanford University. He was a full time faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1965 to 1972, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst from 1972 to 1979, at the University of California at Irvine from 1979 to 2000, and at the University of California at Los Angeles from 2000 to 2012. He also visited briefly at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Pittsburgh.
Les mer
A rich account of the development of logic from Aristotle through the medieval period Provides a clear overview of logical principles and techniques Illustrates the ways in which medieval thought can inform new and future work
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199688845
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
676 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
31 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
346

Forfatter
Parsons Terence

Biographical note

Terence Parsons was born and raised in Endicott, New York. He attended the University of Rochester as a physics major, receiving a BA degree. He received a PhD in Philosophy from Stanford University. He was a full time faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1965 to 1972, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst from 1972 to 1979, at the University of California at Irvine from 1979 to 2000, and at the University of California at Los Angeles from 2000 to 2012. He also visited briefly at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Pittsburgh.

Relaterte produkter