Meaning and Argument is a popular introduction to philosophy of logic and philosophy of language. * Offers a distinctive philosophical, rather than mathematical, approach to logic * Concentrates on symbolization and works out all the technical logic with truth tables instead of derivations * Incorporates the insights of half a century's work in philosophy and linguistics on anaphora by Peter Geach, Gareth Evans, Hans Kamp, and Irene Heim among others * Contains numerous exercises and a corresponding answer key * An extensive appendix allows readers to explore subjects that go beyond what is usually covered in an introductory logic course * Updated edition includes over a dozen new problem sets and revisions throughout * Features an accompanying website at http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/~logic/MeaningArgument.html
- ISBN13 9781118455210
- Publish Date 14 September 2012 (first published 9 June 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition 2nd, Revised Edition
- Format eBook
- Pages 464
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=1118455215