Alfred Tarski: Life and Logic

by Anita Burdman Feferman and Solomon Feferman

Book Overview

Alfred Tarski, one of the greatest logicians of all time, is widely thought of as 'the man who defined truth'. His mathematical work on the concepts of truth and logical consequence are cornerstones of modern logic, influencing developments in philosophy, linguistics and computer science. Tarski was a charismatic teacher and zealous promoter of his view of logic as the foundation of all rational thought, a bon-vivant and a womanizer, who played the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521802407
• ISBN13: 9780521802406
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"