British Logic in the Nineteenth CenturyDov M. Gabbay, John Woods Elsevier, 10 mar 2008 - 750 The present volume of the Handbook of the History of Logic is designed to establish 19th century Britain as a substantial force in logic, developing new ideas, some of which would be overtaken by, and other that would anticipate, the century's later capitulation to the mathematization of logic. British Logic in the Nineteenth Century is indispensable reading and a definitive research resource for anyone with an interest in the history of logic. - Detailed and comprehensive chapters covering the entire range of modal logic - Contains the latest scholarly discoveries and interpretative insights that answer many questions in the field of logic |
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William Whewell and the Logic of Induction | 163 |
Chapter 6 The Logic of John Stuart Mill | 229 |
Chapter 7 De Morgans Logic | 283 |
On the Origins of Augustus de Morgans Early Logical Enquiries 18051835 | 381 |
Chapter 10 Lewis Carrolls Logic | 457 |
Chapter 11 John Venn and Logical Theory | 507 |
Chapter 12 William Stanley Jevons and the Substitution of Similars | 515 |
Chapter 13 Hugh McColl and the Birth of Logical Pluralism | 533 |
Chapter 14 The Idealists | 605 |
Chapter 15 Bradleys Logic | 663 |
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