An Introduction to Classical and Modal Logics: The Outlines of Knowledge (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009450690)

Classical logic - which studies the structural features of purported claims of fact - and modal logic - which studies relations of necessity and possibility - are different but complementary areas of logical thought. In this lively and accessible textbook, Adam Bjorndahl provides a comprehensive and unified introduction to the two subjects, treating them with the same level of rigour and detail and showing how they fit together. The core material appears in the main text, with hundreds of supplemental examples, comments, clarifications, and connections presented throughout in easy-to-read sidenotes, giving the book a distinct conversational feel. A detailed, multi-part appendix covers important background mathematical material that some students may lack, such as induction or the concept of countable infinity. A fully self-contained learning resource, this book will be ideal for a semester-long upper-level university course on either or both of the topics.

Author: Adam Bjorndahl
ISBN-10: 1009450697
ISBN-13: 9781009450690
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2024
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover