Logical Thinking in the Pyramidal Schema of Concepts: The Logical and Mathematical Elements (Paperback, 2013 ed.)

This new volume on logic follows a recognizable format that deals in turn with the topics of mathematical logic, moving from concepts, via definitions and inferences, to theories and axioms. However, this fresh work offers a key innovation in its 'pyramidal' graph system for the logical formalization of all these items. The author has developed this new methodology on the basis of original research, traditional logical instruments such as Porphyrian trees, and modern concepts of classification, in which pyramids are the central organizing concept. The pyramidal schema enables both the content of concepts and the relations between the concept positions in the pyramid to be read off from the graph. Logical connectors are analyzed in terms of the direction in which they connect within the pyramid. Additionally, the author shows that logical connectors are of fundamentally different types: only one sort generates propositions with truth values, while the other yields conceptual expressions or complex concepts. On this basis, strong arguments are developed against adopting the non-discriminating connector definitions implicit in Wittgensteinian truth-value tables. Special consideration is given to mathematical connectors so as to illuminate the formation of concepts in the natural sciences. To show what the pyramidal method can contribute to science, a pyramid of the number concepts prevalent in mathematics is constructed. The book also counters the logical dogma of 'false' contradictory propositions and sheds new light on the logical characteristics of probable propositions, as well as on syllogistic and other inferences.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	December 2014
Authors:	Lutz Geldsetzer • Richard L. Schwartz
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	140
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9401784443
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Mathematical theory of computation Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
LSN:	9401784442
Barcode:	9789401784443

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