An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic
| Author | Graham Priest |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | non-classical logic |
| Genre | textbook |
| Published | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Media type | book |
| Followed by | An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic: From If to Is (2008, expanded 2nd edition) |
An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic is an introductory textbook written by philosopher and logician Graham Priest on non-classical logics.
Two editions
[edit]The first edition is from 2001 and is titled just An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic, while the second edition, from 2008, is titled An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic: From If to Is (being a greatly improved and expanded version of the first edition). Both are published by Cambridge University Press.[1]
Topics
[edit]1st edition
[edit]It covers many different propositional logics, including that of classical logic.[2][3]
2nd edition
[edit]The subtitle From If to Is was added because the 2nd edition also deals with predicate calculi. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 covers the first edition content with improvements, and Part 2 is the totally new content of the book. The 2nd edition covers all topic from the first, and many more topics.[4][5] [6][7] [8] The table of contents include: modal logic, intuitionist logic, fuzzy logics, and more.
Audience and reception
[edit]The prerequisites for understanding the book are, for the most part, undergraduate courses understanding on classical symbolic logic
According to J. Mackenzie, the book "deserves to become the standard textbook in its field."[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Hájek, Petr (2008). "Graham Priest. An introduction to non-classical logic: From If to Is. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2008, xxxii + 613 pp". Bulletin of Symbolic Logic. 14 (4): 544–545. doi:10.1017/S1079898600001505. ISSN 1079-8986.
- ^ Hájek, Petr (2006). "Review of An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic". The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic. 12 (2): 294–295. ISSN 1079-8986.
- ^ Shapiro, Stewart (2003). "Review of An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic". The Review of Metaphysics. 56 (3): 670–672. ISSN 0034-6632.
- ^ Yaqub, Aladdin M. (2010). "An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic: From If to Is [book review]". Teaching Philosophy. 33 (4): 432–436. doi:10.5840/teachphil201033453. ISSN 0145-5788.
- ^ Hájek, Petr (2008). "Review of An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic: From If to Is". The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic. 14 (4): 544–545. ISSN 1079-8986.
- ^ Review by, J.Mackenzie: https://zbmath.org/?format=complete&q=an:0981.03002
- ^ Review of 2nd edition, by J.Mackenzie: https://zbmath.org/?format=complete&q=an:1148.03002
- ^ Review of the German translation, by Albert A. Mullin: https://zbmath.org/?format=complete&q=an:1152.03001
- ^ https://zbmath.org/?format=complete&q=an:0981.03002
Further reading
[edit]- Roy, Tony (2006-03-20). "Natural Derivations for Priest, An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic". The Australasian Journal of Logic. 4. doi:10.26686/ajl.v4i0.1779. ISSN 1448-5052. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
External links
[edit]- An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic: From If to Is at Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=rMXVbmAw3YwC (with limited preview).
- Errata: https://www.cambridge.org/files/5214/5570/7670/Corrections_12.pdf
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