Logic category: 1296 books
Structures and Algorithms
Mathematics and the Nature of Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2018
This book explains exactly what human knowledge is. The key concepts in this book are structures and algorithms, i.e., what the readers “see” and how they make use of what they see. Thus in comparison with some other books on the philosophy (or methodology) of science, which employ a syntactic...
by Marian Mureşan
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Starting with an introduction to the numerous features of Mathematica®, this book continues with more complex material. It provides the reader with lots of examples and illustrations of how the benefits of Mathematica® can be used.
Composed of eleven chapters, it includes the following:
A...
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten
100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Perfect for gifting to lovers of philosophy or mining intelligent ice-breaker topics for your next party, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten offers one hundred philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas. Taking examples from sources as diverse as Plato...
Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems
18th IFIP WG 1.2 International Conference, DCFS 2016, Bucharest, Romania, July 5-8, 2016. Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
his book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Descriptional Complexity of Formal Systems, DCFS 2016, held in Bucharest, Romania, in July 2016. The 13 full papers presented together with 4 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions.
Descriptional...
Theoretical Computer Science
35th National Conference, NCTCS 2017, Wuhan, China, October 14-15, 2017, Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2017
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the National Conference of Theoretical Computer Science, NCTCS 2017, held in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in October 2017. The 25 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 84 submissions. They present relevant trends of current...
Relational and Algebraic Methods in Computer Science
16th International Conference, RAMiCS 2017, Lyon, France, May 15-18, 2017, Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Relational and Algebraic Methods in Computer Science, RAMiCS 2017, held in Lyon, France, in May 2017.
The 17 revised full papers and 2 invited papers presented together with 1 invited abstract were carefully selected...
Language and Automata Theory and Applications
11th International Conference, LATA 2017, Umeå, Sweden, March 6-9, 2017, Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Language and Automata Theory and Applications, LATA 2017, held in Umeå, Sweden, in March 2017.
The 31 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from...
Combinatorics on Words
11th International Conference, WORDS 2017, Montréal, QC, Canada, September 11-15, 2017, Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Combinatorics on Words, WORDS 2017, held in Montréal, QC, Canada, in September 2017.
The 21 revised full papers presented together with 5invoted talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. Discrete...
by David W. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
The theory of arguments is developed as it was actually practiced by the early Greek probabilists. It is then illustrated by a number of examples of actual arguments. How does one handle facts, simple or complex, introduced by one’s opponent in an argument? How can one use antitheses and reversals...
Realistic Decision Theory
Rules for Nonideal Agents in Nonideal Circumstances
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2004
Within traditional decision theory, common decision principles -- e.g. the principle to maximize utility -- generally invoke idealization; they govern ideal agents in ideal circumstances. In Realistic Decision Theory, Paul Weirch adds practicality to decision theory by formulating principles applying...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Philosophical aspects of law and jurisprudence are investigated from various points of view. This collection represents the analytic approach to legal philosophy. However, this approach is not extreme in the sense that it is limited exclusively to linguistic matters. The concept of norm as a directive...
by Stephen1989
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
Philosophy is the study of many things. Reality, nature, ethics, God, to name but a few. This book is a short introduction to some key ideas of philosophy.
Bad Arguments
100 of the Most Important Fallacies in Western Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2018
A timely and accessible guide to 100 of the most infamous logical fallacies in Western philosophy, helping readers avoid and detect false assumptions and faulty reasoning
You’ll love this book or you’ll hate it. So, you’re either with us or against us. And if you’re against us then...
by Aristotle
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Along with Plato and Socrates, Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) is one of the triumvirate of philosophers responsible for the establishment of Western philosophy as it exists today. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were among the first to refine philosophical thought, and Socrates is credited with devising the...