Books by Dov M. Gabbay

Sets and Extensions in the Twentieth Century (ISSN Book 6)

by Dov M. Gabbay

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Set theory is an autonomous and sophisticated field of mathematics that is extremely successful at analyzing mathematical propositions and gauging their consistency strength. It is as a field of mathematics that both... See More

Mathematical Problems from Applied Logic I: Logics for the XXIst Century (International Mathematical Series Book 4)

by Dov M. Gabbay

This is an overview of the current state of knowledge along with open problems and perspectives, clarified in such fields as non-standard inferences in description logics, logic of provability, logical dynamics and... See More

Proof Theory for Fuzzy Logics (Applied Logic Series Book 36)

by George Metcalfe

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Fuzzy logics are many-valued logics that are well suited to reasoning in the context of vagueness. They provide the basis for the wider field of Fuzzy Logic, encompassing diverse areas such as fuzzy control, fuzzy databases... See More

Labelled Deduction (Applied Logic Series Book 17)

by David Basin

Labelled deduction is an approach to providing frameworks for presenting and using different logics in a uniform and natural way by enriching the language of a logic with additional information of a semantic... See More

The Rise of Modern Logic: from Leibniz to Frege (ISSN Book 3)

by Dov M. Gabbay

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With the publication of the present volume, the Handbook of the History of Logic turns its attention to the rise of modern logic. The period covered is 1685-1900, with this volume carving out the territory from Leibniz to... See More

Inductive Logic (ISSN Book 10)

by Dov M. Gabbay

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Inductive Logic is number ten in the 11-volume Handbook of the History of Logic. While there are many examples were a science split from philosophy and became autonomous (such as physics with Newton and biology with Darwin)... See More

Mediaeval and Renaissance Logic (ISSN Book 2)

by Dov M. Gabbay

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Starting at the very beginning with Aristotle's founding contributions, logic has been graced by several periods in which the subject has flourished, attaining standards of rigour and conceptual sophistication underpinning a... See More

A Practical Logic of Cognitive Systems: The Reach of Abduction: Insight and Trial

by Dov M. Gabbay

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The present work is a continuation of the authors' acclaimed multi-volume APractical Logic of Cognitive Systems. After having investigated the notion ofrelevance in their previous volume, Gabbay and Woods now turn to... See More

Agenda Relevance: A Study in Formal Pragmatics (A Practical Logic of Cognitive Systems, Volume 1)

by Dov M. Gabbay

Agenda Relevance is the first volume in the authors' omnibus investigation of the logic of practical reasoning, under the collective title, A Practical Logic of Cognitive Systems. In this highly original approach, practical... See More

Logic and the Modalities in the Twentieth Century (ISSN Book 7)

by Dov M. Gabbay

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Logic and the Modalities in the Twentieth Century is an indispensable research tool for anyone interested in the development of logic, including researchers, graduate and senior undergraduate students in logic, history of... See More

British Logic in the Nineteenth Century (ISSN Book 4)

by Dov M. Gabbay

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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... See More

Greek, Indian and Arabic Logic (ISSN Book 1)

by Dov M. Gabbay

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Greek, Indian and Arabic Logic marks the initial appearance of the multi-volume Handbook of the History of Logic. Additional volumes will be published when ready, rather than in strict chronological order. Soon to appear are... See More

Philosophy of Anthropology and Sociology: A Volume in the Handbook of the Philosophy of Science Series

by Dov M. Gabbay

This volume concerns philosophical issues that arise from the practice of anthropology and sociology. The essays cover a wide range of issues, including traditional questions in the philosophy of social science as well as... See More

The Many Valued and Nonmonotonic Turn in Logic (ISSN Book 8)

by Dov M. Gabbay

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The present volume of the Handbook of the History of Logic brings together two of the most important developments in 20th century non-classical logic. These are many-valuedness and non-monotonicity. On the one approach, in... See More

Logic: A History of its Central Concepts (ISSN Book 11)

by Dov M. Gabbay

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The Handbook of the History of Logic is a multi-volume research instrument that brings to the development of logic the best in modern techniques of historical and interpretative scholarship. It is the first work in English... See More

Logic from Russell to Church (ISSN Book 5)

by Dov M. Gabbay

This volume is number five in the 11-volume Handbook of the History of Logic. It covers the first 50 years of the development of mathematical logic in the 20th century, and concentrates on the achievements of the great names... See More