Readership: Scholars and students of philosophy; logicians
Graham Priest, Universities of Melbourne and St Andrews
Review(s) from previous edition"This wide-ranging book is divided into four Parts: Truth, Negation, Rationality and Logic. Priest's discussion of these topics is centered around their bearing on his doctrine of dialetheism, the view that some contradictions are true; but the discussions are of great interest independent of dialetheism. The quality of the discussion is generally very high, and the book is a must-read for anyone interested in the central questions of the philosophy of logic. . . . I found this a thoroughly stimulating book. I recommend it with great enthusiasm. - Hartry Field, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
I. Truth 1: Aristotle on the Law of Non-Contradiction 2: Theories of Truth 3: Trivialism II. Negation 4: Contradiction 5: Boolean Negation 6: Denial and Rejection III. Rationality 7: Rational Belief 8: Belief Revision 9: Consistency and the Empirical Sciences IV. Logic 10: Logic and Revisability 11: Validity 12: Logical Pluralism
