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New Dimensions of the Square of Opposition

Analytica

Erschienen am 16.06.2017
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ISBN/EAN: 9783884051122
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 414 S., Grafiken, Diagramme, Schaubilder
Einband: Leinen

Beschreibung

The square of opposition is a diagram related to a theory of opposi-tions that goes back to Aristotle. Both the diagram and the theory have been discussed throughout the history of logic. Initially, the diagram was employed to present the Aristotelian theory of quantifi-cation, but extensions and criticisms of this theory have resulted in various other diagrams. The strength of the theory is that it is at the same time fairly simple and quite rich. The theory of oppositions has recently become a topic of intense interest due to the development of a general geometry of opposition (polygons and polyhedra) with many applications. A congress on the square with an interdisciplinary character has been organized on a regular basis (Montreux 2007, Corsica 2010, Beirut 2012, Vatican 2014, Rapa Nui 2016). The volume at hand is a sequel to two successful books: The Square of Opposition - A General Framework of Cognition, ed. by J.-Y. Béziau & G. Payette, as well as Around and beyond the Square of Oppo-sition, ed. by J.-Y. Béziau & D. Jacquette, and, like those, a collection of selected peer-reviewed papers. The idea of this new volume is to maintain a good equilibrium between history, technical developments and applications. The volume is likely to attract a wide spectrum of readers, mathematicians, philosophers, linguists, psychologists and computer scientists, who may range from undergraduate students to advanced researchers.

Autorenportrait

Jean-Yves Beziau is Professor of Logic at the department of philosophy of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and titular member of the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy. He has a PhD in Philosophy and a PhD in Mathematical logic. He has developed the field of universal logic, organizing world events on this topic and he has renewed the studies on the square of opposition organizing also world events on 13 this topic.