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  • Logic

    The Laws of Truth

    by Nicholas J.J. Smith ...
    Logic is essential to correct reasoning and also has important theoretical applications in philosophy, computer science, linguistics, and mathematics. This book provides an exceptionally clear introduction to classical logic, with a unique approach that emphasizes both the hows and whys of logic. Here Nicholas Smith thoroughly covers the formal tools and techniques of logic while also imparting a ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Vagueness and Degrees of Truth

    by Nicholas J. J. Smith ...
    In Vagueness and Degrees of Truth, Nicholas Smith develops a new theory of vagueness: fuzzy plurivaluationism. A predicate is said to be vague if there is no sharply defined boundary between the things to which it applies and the things to which it does not apply. For example, 'heavy' is vague in a way that 'weighs over 20 kilograms' is not. A great many predicates - both in everyday talk, and in ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

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  • An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic

    From If to Is

    by Graham Priest ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition, published in 2008, brings together a wide range of topics, including modal, tense, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, paraconsistent, relevant, and fuzzy logics. Part 1, on propositional logic, is the old Introduction, but contains much new material. Part 2 is entirely new, and covers quantification and identity for all the logics in Part 1. ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge

    by Alexander Philip ...
    An exploration of the fundamental realities of the existenceIs this the end? If not; how are we to discover and assure for stricken Humanity the vision and the possession of a Better Land?In this volume plumbing the depths of human experience, Alexander Philip explores the nature of reality at its most basic level. Examining the ways that time, abstract thought, and physical sensation affect ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Logically Fallacious

    The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies (Academic Edition)

    by Bo Bennett, PhD ...
    This book is a crash course in effective reasoning, meant to catapult you into a world where you start to see things how they really are, not how you think they are. The focus of this book is on logical fallacies, which loosely defined, are simply errors in reasoning. With the reading of each page, you can make significant improvements in the way you reason and make decisions. Logically Fallacious ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Analysis Of Mind By Bertrand Russell

    by Bertrand Russell ...
    Embark on a journey into the depths of human consciousness with The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell. This seminal work by one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century explores profound questions about the nature of the mind and its relationship to the world. Prepare to challenge your preconceptions and broaden your understanding. Purchase your copy of The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand ... Read more

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  • A Treatise of Human Nature

    by David Hume ...
    A Treatise of Human Nature, first published between 1739 and 1740, is a philosophical text by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. The work contains three books: “Of the Understanding”, “Of the Passions” and “Of Morals”. Written by Hume when he was 26, it is considered by many to be Hume's best work and one of the most important books in philosophy's history. As part of our mission to publish ... Read more

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  • The Critique of Practical Reason

    Analysis of reason

    by Immanuel Kant ...
    It is the second in chronological order of Kant's three famous Critiques, which also include the Critique of Pure Reason (1781) and the Critique of Judgment (1790).In practical reason, the philosopher conducts the critical analysis of reason in the case in which it is addressed to action and behavior, to practice precisely. ... Read more

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  • Categories (Mobi Classics)

    by Aristotle,E. M. Edghill (Translator) ...
    Things are said to be named 'equivocally' when, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. Thus, a real man and a figure in a picture can both lay claim to the name 'animal'; yet these are equivocally so named, for, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. For should any one define in what sense ... Read more

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  • Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

    the original authoritative edition

    by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sam Vaseghi ...
    THE TRACTATUS LOGICO-PHILOSOPHICUS is the only book-length philosophical work published by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein in his lifetime. The project had a broad aim - to identify the relationship between language and reality and to define the limits of science - and is recognized as a significant philosophical work of the twentieth century. Wittgenstein wrote the notes for the ... Read more

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  • Language, Truth and Logic

    by A.J. Ayer ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    If you can't prove something, it is literally senseless - so argues Ayer in this irreverent and electrifying book. Statements are either true by definition (as in maths), or can be verified by direct experience. Ayer rejected metaphysical claims about god, the absolute, and objective values as completely nonsensical. Ayer was only 24 when he finished LANGUAGE, TRUTH & LOGIC, yet it shook the ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Aristotle: The Complete Works

    by Aristotle ...
    Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Plato who stunningly changed the course of Western philosophy. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, once called his writing style "a river of gold;" and his scope of thought and subsequent influence on the study of science, logic, philosophical ... Read more

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