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If A, Then B: How the World Discovered Logic,Used
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While logical principles seem timeless, placeless, and eternal, their discovery is a story of personal accidents, political tragedies, and broad social change. If A, Then B begins with logic's emergence twentythree centuries ago and tracks its expansion as a discipline ever since. It explores where our sense of logic comes from and what it really is a sense of. It also explains what drove human beings to start studying logic in the first place.Logic is more than the work of logicians alone. Its discoveries have survived only because logicians have also been able to find a willing audience, and audiences are a consequence of social forces affecting large numbers of people, quite apart from individual will. This study therefore treats politics, economics, technology, and geography as fundamental factors in generating an audience for logicgrounding the discipline's abstract principles in a compelling material narrative. The authors explain the turbulent times of the enigmatic Aristotle, the ancient Stoic Chrysippus, the medieval theologian Peter Abelard, and the modern thinkers Ren Descartes, David Hume, Jeremy Bentham, George Boole, Augustus De Morgan, John Stuart Mill, Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and Alan Turing. Examining a variety of mysteries, such as why so many branches of logic (syllogistic, Stoic, inductive, and symbolic) have arisen only in particular places and periods, If A, Then B is the first book to situate the history of logic within the movements of a larger social world.If A, Then B is the 2013 Gold Medal winner of Foreword Reviews' IndieFab Book of the Year Award for Philosophy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'If A, Then B: How the World Discovered Logic'? A: The main theme revolves around the historical development of logic, exploring its emergence, evolution, and the social forces that influenced its study across different eras.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'If A, Then B' is Michael Shenefelt.
- Q: What types of logic does the book discuss? A: The book discusses various branches of logic including syllogistic, Stoic, inductive, and symbolic logic.
- Q: When was 'If A, Then B' published? A: The book was published on June 25, 2013.
- Q: What makes this book unique in the study of logic? A: It situates the history of logic within larger social movements and examines the interplay of politics, economics, and geography in generating an audience for logical studies.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 352 pages.
- Q: Is 'If A, Then B' available in different formats? A: Yes, the book is available in paperback format.
- Q: What recognition has 'If A, Then B' received? A: It won the 2013 Gold Medal for Philosophy in Foreword Reviews' IndieFab Book of the Year Awards.
- Q: What can readers expect to learn from this book? A: Readers can expect to learn about the historical context of logic, the contributions of key figures, and how various societal factors have shaped the discipline.
- Q: Is this book suitable for beginners in logic? A: Yes, it is suitable for beginners as it provides a comprehensive overview of the subject along with historical insights.