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Alfred Tarski - Life and Logic (Hardcover, New)
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Alfred Tarski - Life and Logic (Hardcover, New)
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Alfred Tarski, one of the greatest logicians of all time, is widely
thought of as 'the man who defined truth'. His mathematical work on
the concepts of truth and logical consequence are cornerstones of
modern logic, influencing developments in philosophy, linguistics
and computer science. Tarski was a charismatic teacher and zealous
promoter of his view of logic as the foundation of all rational
thought, a bon-vivant and a womanizer, who played the 'great man'
to the hilt. Born in Warsaw in 1901 to Jewish parents, he changed
his name and converted to Catholicism, but was never able to obtain
a professorship in his home country. A fortuitous trip to the
United States at the outbreak of war saved his life and turned his
career around, even while it separated him from his family for
years. By the war's end he was established as a professor of
mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley. There Tarski
built an empire in logic and methodology that attracted students
and distinguished researchers from all over the world. From the
cafes of Warsaw and Vienna to the mountains and deserts of
California, this first full length biography places Tarski in the
social, intellectual and historical context of his times and
presents a frank, vivid picture of a personally and professionally
passionate man, interlaced with an account of his major scientific
achievements.
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