An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic

By Jim Highsmith

This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition brings together a wide range of topics, including modal, tense, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, paraconsistent, relevant, and fuzzy logics. Part 1, on propositional logic, is the old Introduction, but contains much new material. Part 2 is entirely new, and covers quantification and identity for all the logics in Part 1. The material is unified by the underlying theme of world semantics. All of the topics are explained clearly using devices such as tableau proofs, and their relation to current philosophical issues and debates are discussed. Students with a basic understanding of classical logic will find this book an invaluable introduction to an area that has become of central importance in both logic and philosophy. It will also interest people working in mathematics and computer science who wish to know about the area.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521670268
• ISBN13: 9780521670265
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 643 Pages
• Weight: 2.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.9" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Be careful to get the second edition

Unfortunately, the same produce description and reviews turn up for both editions. The product description for the kindle edition describes it as "This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition". However, the book I received was definitely not the second edition: the second edition has 24 chapters, and the kindle edition had only 12 chapters. The book itself is a wonderful, unusually valuable discussion of non-classical...