02245nam a2200349Ia 4500 ebr10053724 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 000705s2001 enk sb 000 0 eng d 00055322 0203470974 041524224X CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)52098716 BC199.F6 L66 2001eb 160 21 Long, Peter, 1926- Logic, form, and grammar [electronic resource] / Peter Long. London ; New York : Routledge, 2001. x, 110 p. International library of philosophy Includes bibliographical references (p. [107]-[110]). "We frequently use hypotheticals in our arguments with the common sense assertion that they are a logical form. "If I pass my exams then I will be able to continue my studies. I passed my exams therefore I will be continuing my studies". The conclusion of such an argument is clearly inferred from the hypothetical. Yet hypotheticals are one of the long-standing problems in the study of logic: the claim that they fall under the logical form has never been proven. So how then can logic claim to be the science of formal inference? Peter Long resolves these difficulties and others, and challenges traditional thinking in the area. In addition to his essay on hypotheticals, this study also contains two essays concerned with classical problems in philosophical logic, relating to notions of logical form and formal relations. How do we relate a thing with having a property as in "This sheet is white" or of the proposition "London is north of Paris", where this is an expression of a relation to a relation?" Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Form (Logic) Logic. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. International library of philosophy. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10053724 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 167444 167444