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Formal Languages in Logic: A Philosophical And Cognitive Analysis Paperback – November 6, 2014

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Formal languages are widely regarded as being above all mathematical objects and as producing a greater level of precision and technical complexity in logical investigations because of this. Yet defining formal languages exclusively in this way offers only a partial and limited explanation of the impact which their use (and the uses of formalisms more generally elsewhere) actually has. In this book, Catarina Dutilh Novaes adopts a much wider conception of formal languages so as to investigate more broadly what exactly is going on when theorists put these tools to use. She looks at the history and philosophy of formal languages and focuses on the cognitive impact of formal languages on human reasoning, drawing on their historical development, psychology, cognitive science and philosophy. Her wide-ranging study will be valuable for both students and researchers in philosophy, logic, psychology and cognitive and computer science.

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"What does formalisation do for us? Here is an author who dares to attempt answers right across the disciplines of logic and philosophy and their histories, as well as cognitive science. She may set out from logic and mathematics, but what she has to say she is relevant to anyone who has ever wondered about natural language as the originating formalisation."
--Keith Stenning, University of Edinburgh

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Presents a new approach to formal languages, in particular but not exclusively as used in logic. Focuses on their cognitive impact on human reasoning, drawing on historical developments, psychology, cognitive science and philosophy. For students and researchers in the areas of logic and computer science.

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Catarina Dutilh Novaes is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. She is the author of Formalizing Medieval Logical Theories (2007).

Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 6, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 110746031X
ISBN-13: 978-1107460317
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,410,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1112 in Mathematical Logic
- #2402 in Philosophy of Logic & Language

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A new standard for philosophical analysis

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The thesis of this book is very interesting in its own right, but what I found particularly compelling was the author’s synthesis of historical context, empirical evidence and philosophy. A deeply insightful and easy read for anyone interested in formal languages.

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