Logic, Logic, and Logic [Paperback]

George Boolos (Author), John P. Burgess (Editor), Richard Jeffrey (Introduction)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 067453767X | ISBN-13: 978-0674537675 | Publication Date: October 15, 1999

George Boolos was one of the most prominent and influential logician-philosophers of recent times. This collection, nearly all chosen by Boolos himself shortly before his death, includes thirty papers on set theory, second-order logic, and plural quantifiers; on Frege, Dedekind, Cantor, and Russell; and on miscellaneous topics in logic and proof theory, including three papers on various aspects of the Gödel theorems. Boolos is universally recognized as the leader in the renewed interest in studies of Frege's work on logic and the philosophy of mathematics. John Burgess has provided introductions to each of the three parts of the volume, and also an afterword on Boolos's technical work in provability logic, which is beyond the scope of this volume.

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George Boolos was Professor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 454 pages
• Publisher: Harvard University Press (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067453767X
• ISBN-13: 978-0674537675
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,195,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must-buy., June 9, 1998

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This review is from: Logic, Logic, and Logic (Hardcover)

This book is a must-buy, or at least a must-have. If you like logic, you must have this book -- for it'll give you what you like. If you don't like logic, you must have this book -- for it'll snap you out of your (misplaced) dislike. You either like logic or you don't. You figure it out!

Truly, this book is a wonderful collection suited for anyone competent in classical first-order logic. Indeed, it serves as a rather nice second step into the world of logic beyond classical first-order. At the very least the book offers the best (informal) introductions to Goedel's celebrated theorem, which is worth a lot.

Anyone familiar with Boolos' work will know that this book is a treat. Anyone not familiar with Boolos' work must learn; and ~Logic, Logic, and Logic~ is a great place to start.