Logic: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

Graham Priest

Very Short Introductions

• Explains the basics of modern formal logic in non-technical terms
• Shows how logic and the rest of philosophy interrelate
• Covers non-classical as well as classical logic
• Contains a problem for each chapter so that readers can test their understanding
• Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over eight million copies sold worldwide

New to this Edition:

• This new edition includes two new chapters, on the subjects of algorithms and axioms, and proofs in mathematics.

Logic: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

Graham Priest

Very Short Introductions

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Logic: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

Graham Priest

Very Short Introductions

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Logic: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

Graham Priest

Very Short Introductions

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Logic: A Very Short Introduction

Second Edition

Graham Priest

Very Short Introductions

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Eubulides and his paradoxes

Who was the greatest paradoxer in Ancient Western Philosophy? If one were to ask this question of a person who knows something of the history of logic and philosophy, they would probably say Zeno of Elea (c. 490-460 BCE). However, for my money, the answer would be wrong. The greatest paradoxer is not Zeno, but the Megarian philosopher Eubulides of Miletus (fl . 4c BCE).

Posted on August 18, 2017

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