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John MacFarlane debates how we might make sense of the idea that
truth is relative, and how we might use this idea to give
satisfying accounts of parts of our thought and talk that have
resisted traditional methods of analysis. Although there is a
substantial philosophical literature on relativism about truth,
going back to Plato's Theaetetus, this literature (both pro and
con) has tended to focus on refutations of the doctrine, or
refutations of these refutations, at the expense of saying clearly
what the doctrine is. In contrast, Assessment Sensitivity begins
with a clear account of what it is to be a relativist about truth,
and uses this view to give satisfying accounts of what we mean when
we talk about what is tasty, what we know, what will happen, what
might be the case, and what we ought to do. The book seeks to
provide a richer framework for the description of linguistic
practices than standard truth-conditional semantics affords: one
that allows not just standard contextual sensitivity (sensitivity
to features of the context in which an expression is used), but
assessment sensitivity (sensitivity to features of the context from
which a use of an expression is assessed). The Context and Content
series is a forum for outstanding original research at the
intersection of philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science. The
general editor is Francois Recanati (Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris).
Introductory logic is generally taught as a straightforward
technical discipline. In this book, John MacFarlane helps the
reader think about the limitations of, presuppositions of, and
alternatives to classical first-order predicate logic, making this
an ideal introduction to philosophical logic for any student who
already has completed an introductory logic course. The book
explores the following questions. Are there quantificational idioms
that cannot be expressed with the familiar universal and
existential quantifiers? How can logic be extended to capture modal
notions like necessity and obligation? Does the material
conditional adequately capture the meaning of 'if'-and if not, what
are the alternatives? Should logical consequence be understood in
terms of models or in terms of proofs? Can one intelligibly
question the validity of basic logical principles like Modus Ponens
or Double Negation Elimination? Is the fact that classical logic
validates the inference from a contradiction to anything a flaw,
and if so, how can logic be modified to repair it? How, exactly, is
logic related to reasoning? Must classical logic be revised in
order to be applied to vague language, and if so how? Each chapter
is organized around suggested readings and includes exercises
designed to deepen the reader's understanding. Key Features: An
integrated treatment of the technical and philosophical issues
comprising philosophical logic Designed to serve students taking
only one course in logic beyond the introductory level Provides
tools and concepts necessary to understand work in many areas of
analytic philosophy Includes exercises, suggested readings, and
suggestions for further exploration in each chapter
Introductory logic is generally taught as a straightforward
technical discipline. In this book, John MacFarlane helps the
reader think about the limitations of, presuppositions of, and
alternatives to classical first-order predicate logic, making this
an ideal introduction to philosophical logic for any student who
already has completed an introductory logic course. The book
explores the following questions. Are there quantificational idioms
that cannot be expressed with the familiar universal and
existential quantifiers? How can logic be extended to capture modal
notions like necessity and obligation? Does the material
conditional adequately capture the meaning of 'if'-and if not, what
are the alternatives? Should logical consequence be understood in
terms of models or in terms of proofs? Can one intelligibly
question the validity of basic logical principles like Modus Ponens
or Double Negation Elimination? Is the fact that classical logic
validates the inference from a contradiction to anything a flaw,
and if so, how can logic be modified to repair it? How, exactly, is
logic related to reasoning? Must classical logic be revised in
order to be applied to vague language, and if so how? Each chapter
is organized around suggested readings and includes exercises
designed to deepen the reader's understanding. Key Features: An
integrated treatment of the technical and philosophical issues
comprising philosophical logic Designed to serve students taking
only one course in logic beyond the introductory level Provides
tools and concepts necessary to understand work in many areas of
analytic philosophy Includes exercises, suggested readings, and
suggestions for further exploration in each chapter
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