British Logic in the Nineteenth Century
- 1st Edition, Volume 4 - January 25, 2008
- Editors: Dov M. Gabbay, John Woods
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 5 1 9 7 - 9
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 1 6 1 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 5 7 0 1 - 4
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… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThe 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
- Contains the latest scholarly discoveries and interpretative insights that answer many questions in the field of logic
The Handbook is aimed at researchers and historians in all areas of logic, including computer scientists and artificial intelligence theorists, theorists of legal reasoning and cognitive psychologists.
- No. of pages: 750
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 4
- Published: January 25, 2008
- Imprint: North Holland
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444551979
- Hardback ISBN: 9780444516107
- eBook ISBN: 9780080557014
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Dov M. Gabbay
Dov M. Gabbay is Augustus De Morgan Professor Emeritus of Logic at the Group of Logic, Language and Computation, Department of Computer Science, King's College London. He has authored over four hundred and fifty research papers and over thirty research monographs. He is editor of several international Journals, and many reference works and Handbooks of Logic.
Affiliations and expertise
Augustus De Morgan Professor Emeritus of Logic at the Group of Logic, Language and Computation, Department of Computer Science, King's College London.JW
John Woods
Affiliations and expertise
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaRead British Logic in the Nineteenth Century on ScienceDirect