TY - BOOK ID - 14221404 TI - David Makinson on classical methods for non-classical problems PY - 2014 SN - 9400777582 9400777590 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Logic, Symbolic and mathematical. KW - Makinson, David, KW - Algebra of logic KW - Logic, Universal KW - Mathematical logic KW - Symbolic and mathematical logic KW - Symbolic logic KW - Makinson, D. C. KW - Makinson, David Clement, KW - Philosophy. KW - Logic. KW - Mathematical logic. KW - Linguistics. KW - Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages. KW - Mathematical Logic and Foundations. KW - Theoretical Linguistics. KW - Linguistic science KW - Science of language KW - Language and languages KW - Mathematics KW - Algebra, Abstract KW - Metamathematics KW - Set theory KW - Syllogism KW - Argumentation KW - Deduction (Logic) KW - Deductive logic KW - Dialectic (Logic) KW - Logic, Deductive KW - Intellect KW - Philosophy KW - Psychology KW - Science KW - Reasoning KW - Thought and thinking KW - Mental philosophy KW - Humanities KW - Methodology KW - Computer science. KW - Informatics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14221404 AB - The volume analyses and develops David Makinson’s efforts to make classical logic useful outside its most obvious application areas. The book contains chapters that analyse, appraise, or reshape Makinson’s work and chapters that develop themes emerging from his contributions. These are grouped into major areas to which Makinsons has made highly influential contributions and the volume in its entirety is divided into four sections, each devoted to a particular area of logic: belief change, uncertain reasoning, normative systems, and the resources of classical logic. Among the contributions included in the volume, one chapter focuses on the “inferential preferential method”, i.e. the combined use of classical logic and mechanisms of preference and choice and provides examples from Makinson’s work in non-monotonic and defeasible reasoning and belief revision. One chapter offers a short autobiography by Makinson which details his discovery of modern logic, his travels across continents and reveals his intellectual encounters and inspirations. The chapter also contains an unsually explicit statement on his views on the (limited but important) role of logic in philosophy. ER -