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Fuzzy logics are many-valued logics that are well suited to
reasoning in the context of vagueness. They provide the basis for
the wider field of Fuzzy Logic, encompassing diverse areas such as
fuzzy control, fuzzy databases, and fuzzy mathematics. This book
provides an accessible and up-to-date introduction to this
fast-growing and increasingly popular area. It focuses in
particular on the development and applications of "proof-theoretic"
presentations of fuzzy logics; the result of more than ten years of
intensive work by researchers in the area, including the authors.
In addition to providing alternative elegant presentations of fuzzy
logics, proof-theoretic methods are useful for addressing
theoretical problems (including key standard completeness results)
and developing efficient deduction and decision algorithms.
Proof-theoretic presentations also place fuzzy logics in the
broader landscape of non-classical logics, revealing deep relations
with other logics studied in Computer Science, Mathematics, and
Philosophy. The book builds methodically from the semantic origins
of fuzzy logics to proof-theoretic presentations such as Hilbert
and Gentzen systems, introducing both theoretical and practical
applications of these presentations.
Fuzzy logics are many-valued logics that are well suited to
reasoning in the context of vagueness. They provide the basis for
the wider field of Fuzzy Logic, encompassing diverse areas such as
fuzzy control, fuzzy databases, and fuzzy mathematics. This book
provides an accessible and up-to-date introduction to this
fast-growing and increasingly popular area. It focuses in
particular on the development and applications of "proof-theoretic"
presentations of fuzzy logics; the result of more than ten years of
intensive work by researchers in the area, including the authors.
In addition to providing alternative elegant presentations of fuzzy
logics, proof-theoretic methods are useful for addressing
theoretical problems (including key standard completeness results)
and developing efficient deduction and decision algorithms.
Proof-theoretic presentations also place fuzzy logics in the
broader landscape of non-classical logics, revealing deep relations
with other logics studied in Computer Science, Mathematics, and
Philosophy. The book builds methodically from the semantic origins
of fuzzy logics to proof-theoretic presentations such as Hilbert
and Gentzen systems, introducing both theoretical and practical
applications of these presentations.
Title: Ashantee and the Gold Coast: being a sketch of the history,
social state, and superstitions of the inhabitants of those
countries: with a notice of the state and prospects of Christianity
among them. With a map.]Publisher: British Library, Historical
Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the
United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes
material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world.
Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture,
environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry,
mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was
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Beecham, John; Metcalfe, George; 1841. xix. 376 p.; 12 . 1298.c.13.
Over the past three decades the civil rights movement has succeeded
in increasing equality of opportunity for minority groups in
American society. However, as Metcalf suggests in this volume,
discrimination in the area of housing remains very real and very
critical. For, despite the efforts of legislation like the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 that has led to equality in voting, education,
and employment for members of minority groups, housing
discrimination in various forms remains rampant, with close to two
million incidents of discrimination in housing occurring annually.
In this thought-provoking treatment of housing policies and
practices within the U.S., Metcalf traces the development of
governmental intervention in the housing arena from the passage of
the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 through the Housing and Community
Development act of 1974. . . . Metcalf proposes that his text be
used as a catalyst to induce the public to act, and in turn, to
influence the courts, administrators, and legislatures at all
governmental levels. A detailed and well-written volume. Choice
Despite legislation designed to eliminate discrimination in
housing, the ghettoization of minorities, especially Blacks, has
become more severe in the past two decades. In this compelling
work, George Metcalf examines the reasons why Title VIII has had so
little effect, and he documents the experience of the individuals
and agencies who have carried the main burden in efforts to achieve
fair housing. He offers excerpts and data drawn from extensive
interviews, as well as careful analyses of twelve landmark
decisions involving violations such as racial steering,
misinformation, harassment, redlining, and exclusionary land
practices.
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