The Legacy of Aristotelian Enthymeme provides a historical-logical analysis of Aristotle’s rhetorical syllogism, the ent......more
Driven by an intercultural vision and comparative research, this is the first volume to bring together African and Weste......more
Peirceana provides a forum for the best current work on Peirce worldwide. Besides monographs, the series publishes thema......more
Omega knowledge is the strongest kind of knowledge. When you omega know something, you know it. You know that you know i......more
The book presents Transparent Intensional Logic in several of its latest realisations in such a way that it makes a case......more
Offering a bold new vision on the history of modern logic, Lukas M. Verburgt and Matteo Cosci focus on the lasting impac......more
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Critique and Affirmation in Erich Fromm explores the relations between Erich Fromm’s theory and practice in politics and......more
Critique and Affirmation in Erich Fromm explores the relations between Erich Fromm’s theory and practice in politics and......more
The Large-Scale Structure of Inductive Inference investigates the relations of inductive support on the large scale, amo......more
The Large-Scale Structure of Inductive Inference investigates the relations of inductive support on the large scale, amo......more
This volume features more than 20 essays that explore the work of one of the most important contemporary philosophers of......more
A concise introduction to logic that teaches you not only how reasoning works, but why it works How Logic Works is an in......more
Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) and Otto Neurath (1882-1945) had a decisive influence on the development of the scientific wor......more
This volume contains Carnap’s Studies in Semantics, a series of three interlocking books: Introduction to Semantics (194......more
This book tells the story of the landmark event in modern logic whereby Alfred Tarski became "the man who defined truth"......more
Reasons for Logic, Logic for Reasons presents a philosophical conception of logic--"logical expressivism"--according to ......more
This Element looks at two projects that relate logic and information: the project of using logic to integrate, manipulat......more
This Element looks at two projects that relate logic and information: the project of using logic to integrate, manipulat......more
This book navigates global educational policy concerning critical thinking skills and competencies. The author explores ......more
Spanning the period between Wittgenstein’s return to Cambridge in 1929 and the first version of Philosophical Investigat......more
Nyāya Sūtra offers a new English translation of the text ascribed to Akṣapāda, an Indian philosopher who lived around th......more
This book honors the original and influential work by Göran Sundholm in the fields of the philosophy and history of logi......more
This volume explores the use of higher-order logics in metaphysics. Higher-order logics are natural extensions of the co......more
Twisted Logic: Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Big Questions draws upon an array of popular and novel puzzles and paradoxes to h......more
Twisted Logic: Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Big Questions draws upon an array of popular and novel puzzles and paradoxes to h......more
Learn how to argue points effectively, analyze information, and make sound judgments The ability to think clearly and cr......more
This book demonstrates how, through cross-tradition engagement, insights from the Chinese philosophical tradition can wo......more
Is a whole something more than the sum of its parts? Are there things composed of the same parts? If you divide an objec......more
This book is dedicated to Dick de Jongh’s contributions to the theory of intuitionistic and provability logics. Consisti......more
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In general, a given object could have been different in certain respects. For example, the Great Pyramid could have been......more
This book turns upside-down the world of rationality. Rationality has been philosophers’ concern for hundreds of years, ......more
This book offers a plurality of perspectives on the historical origins of logicism and on contemporary developments of l......more
This accessible book provides a practical discussion of the main elements of argumentation as illustrated by 30 public a......more
In this ground-breaking theory, the mechanisms behind parapsychological phenomena are analysed and logical proof is prov......more
In this ground-breaking theory, the mechanisms behind parapsychological phenomena are analysed and logical proof is prov......more
This open access book investigates the role played by identity of proofs in proof-theoretic semantics. It develops a con......more
John Corcoran was a very well-known logician who worked on several areas of logic. He produced decisive works giving a b......more
Arguments help us to give reasons for things. We use them to advance reasons for their conclusions in order to explain w......more
"Originally I had intended to revise or augment Naming and Necessity extensively. Considerable time has elapsed, and I h......more
Lewis Vaughn’s Concise Guide to Critical Thinking, third Edition, offers a clear and compact introduction to critical th......more
The Power of Critical Thinking: Effective Reasoning About Ordinary and Extraordinary Claims is the #1 selling critical t......more
The leading idea of epistemology in the Enlightenment tradition was foundation-theoretic: to reach knowledge, we must no......more
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In three comprehensive volumes divided into five books, Logic of the Future presents a full panorama of Charles S. Peirc......more
Is logic a good tool for making decisions? Can it make us better listeners and help us find coherence in views that we d......more
Relevance logics are a misunderstood lot. Despite being the subject of intense study for nearly a century, they remain m......more
Possible worlds have revolutionised philosophy and some related fields. But, in recent years, tools based on possible wo......more
Possible worlds have revolutionised philosophy and some related fields. But, in recent years, tools based on possible wo......more
The lengthiest and most famous of Xenophon’s Socratic writings, the Memorabilia is a defense of Socrates, offering edify......more
This is a book about the ’Halting Problem’, arguably the most (in)famous computer-related problem: can an algorithm deci......more
This open access book investigates the role played by identity of proofs in proof-theoretic semantics. It develops a con......more
Relevance logics are a misunderstood lot. Despite being the subject of intense study for nearly a century, they remain m......more
Some ideas seem to possess a disproportionate ability to lead to new insights, new discoveries, new ideas, and even enti......more
This book provides philosophers and logicians with a broad spectrum of views on contemporary research on the problem of ......more
It is well known that Hegel departs from tradition in his treatment of contradiction in a way that is scandalous to some......more
The Menexenus is a Socratic dialogue of Plato, traditionally included in the seventh tetralogy along with the Greater an......more
To what extent are the subjects of our thoughts and talk real? This is the question of realism. In this book, Justin Cla......more
This book contains essential contributions to enrich and broaden the application field of pragmatics. It provides an exa......more
Experience and the Ultimate Structure of Reality, Husserl’s Pursuit of Truth follows the evolution of Edmund Husserl’s t......more
This book is dedicated to the life and work of logician Janusz Czelakowski on the topic of logical consequence. It consi......more
Argues that truth, moral right, political right, and aesthetic value may be understood as arising out of a naturalist ac......more
"The Art of Logical Thinking" is a book written by William Walker Atkinson, an American attorney, merchant, publisher, a......more
This book is intended for the formal argumentation community and for the sex offender therapist community. Both communit......more
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This book concerns the philosophical analysis of modal sentences. David Lewis’ Modal Translation Scheme "translates" sen......more
This volume presents a new translation of Aristotle’s Topics Book VI by Annamaria Schiaparelli, accompanied by a detaile......more
Philosophers approach the problem of possibility in two markedly different ways: with reference to worlds, whereby an ev......more
’You shouldn’t drink too much. The Earth is round. Milk is good for your bones.’ Are any of these claims true? How can y......more
’You shouldn’t drink too much. The Earth is round. Milk is good for your bones.’ Are any of these claims true? How can y......more
This book examines Bertrand Russell’s complicated relationships to the women around him, and to feminism more generally.......more
Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) is likely the greatest philosophical thinker America has ever produced. His contribut......more
This volume presents a new translation of Aristotle’s Topics Book VI by Annamaria Schiaparelli, accompanied by a detaile......more
Beautiful, moving, profoundly imaginative in itself - this book is as entertaining as it is relevant and practical’ ALAI......more
This open access book is a superb collection of some fifteen chapters inspired by Schroeder-Heister’s groundbreaking wor......more
This open access book is a superb collection of some fifteen chapters inspired by Schroeder-Heister’s groundbreaking wor......more
""A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive,"" in its seventh edition and Volume I, is a seminal work by British ph......more
""A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive"" is a seminal work by the British philosopher John Stuart Mill, origin......more
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In the world of ancient philosophy, few texts are as intriguing and influential as Plato’s "Gorgias." This Socratic dial......more
The Journal of Applied Logics - IfCoLog Journal of Logics and their Applications (FLAP) covers all areas of pure and app......more
This volume advances discussions between critics and defenders of the force-content distinction and opens new ways of th......more
Phronesis, or practical wisdom, has interested philosophers (and more recently psychologists) for millennia. In the last......more
Once an overlooked figure in 20th-century philosophy, Susanne K. Langer has become a prominent thinker among philosopher......more
Modality: A History provides readers a sweeping study of the history of philosophical work on modal concepts. Everyday d......more
Modality: A History provides readers a sweeping study of the history of philosophical work on modal concepts. Everyday d......more
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This book presents an in-depth and critical reconstruction of Prawitz’s epistemic grounding, and discusses it within the......more
The author analyses the concept of free will in the context of the psychophysical problem. He builds his analysis upon t......more
This volume of the Logica Yearbook series brings together articles presented at the annual international symposium Logic......more
This book reports on cutting-edge research concerning social practices. Merging perspectives from various disciplines, i......more
This collection of new essays by an international group of scholars closely examine the works of Aristotle’s Organon and......more
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. It is free to read at Oxford Academ......more
Theaetetus, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that......more
A comprehensive introduction to logic’s central concepts. This book provides a concise but detailed account of modern lo......more