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Book SynopsisLona Gaikis is an independent researcher, author, and curator. She is affiliated with research and teaching to the Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria.Trade ReviewA brilliant and convincing endeavor showing the broad horizon of Susanne Langer’s ideas and thought. This book, dedicated to her unique approach to the logic and the symbolic, will help making new concepts for the arts. A most needed guidance to understanding the human mind in the age of AI. * Elisabeth von Samsonow, Professor for Philosophical Anthropology of Art, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austria *This outstanding volume gathers the best contemporary experts from the various fields that Susanne K. Langer tackled in her philosophy – from logics to the aesthetics of sound or dance. Just as Langer herself overcame philosophy’s neglect of certain issues, this book will overcome the oblivion of Langer’s work. * Robert Pfaller, Professor of Philosophy, University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz, Austria *This rich collection revisits Langer's work from new perspectives as well as attempts new connections and applications of her philosophy to the artistic innovations of the 21st century. The preface and introduction detail essential aspects of the life and academic career of Langer, making the book an indispensable resource for contemporary philosophy and culture. * Verónica Tozzi Thompson, Associate Professor of Philosophy of History, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Contributors Foreword, Randall E. Auxier (Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA) Preface Note on the Cover Artist Acknowledgements Portrait Introduction Part I. Placing Susanne K. Langer 1. Susanne K. Langer And The Harvard School Of Analysis, Sander Verhaegh (Tilburg University, the Netherlands) 2. Models And Images In Susanne K. Langer And The Early Wittgenstein, Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin (King’s College London, UK) 3. Susanne K. Langer, Wittgenstein And The Profundity Of Fairy Tales, Helen Thaventhiran (University of Cambridge, UK) 4. Susanne K. Langer On Logic As The Study Of Forms And Patterns Of Any Sort, Giulia Felappi (University of Southampton, UK) 5. The Horizontal, Vertical, And Transversal Mechanics Of Susanne K. Langer’s Card-Index System, Iris Van Der Tuin (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) 6. Susanne K. Langer’s Foray Into Art As A "Phenomenology Of Feeling", Rolf Lachmann (Independent Scholar, Germany) 7. Susanne K. Langer’s Theory Of Self-Liberation Through Culture, Anne Pollok (Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany) 8. The Systematic Position Of Art In Susanne K. Langer’s And Ernst Cassirer’s Thinking, Christian Grüny (Technical University Darmstadt, Germany) 9. The Meaning Of ‘Feeling’ In Susanne K. Langer’s Project Of Mind, Donald Dryden (Duke University, USA) 10. Psychological Dimensions, Cultural Consequences, And Their Breakings In Susanne K. Langer's Symbolic Mind, Robert E. Innis (University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA) 11. Music As The DNA Of Feeling And Whitehead's Influence On Susanne K. Langer’s Philosophy, Lona Gaikis (University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria) Part II. Generative Ideas 12. Susanne K. Langer And Philosophical Biology, Adam Nocek (Arizona State University, USA) 13. Thinking Non/Humanly With Susanne K. Langer, Eldritch Priest (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 14. From Aesthetic Frights To The Politics Of Unspeakable Thought With Susanne K. Langer, Brian Massumi (University of Montreal, Canada) 15. Towards Vitality Semiotics And A New Understanding Of The Conditio Humana In Susanne K. Langer, Martina Sauer (Institute of Image and Cultural Philosophy, Germany) 16. Virtual Powers In Susanne K. Langer’s Theory Of Dance And Its Application In Post-Colonial Hong Kong, Eva Kit Wah Man (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong) 17. “Virtual Acts” As A Langerian Approach To Performance Art, Christophe Van Eecke (LUCA School of Arts, Belgium) 18. Susanne K. Langer, Everyday Aesthetics And Virtual Worlds, Thomas Leddy (San Jose State University, USA) Epilogue: “That She Cannot Be Catalogued” Tracing Susanne K. Langer’s Fortuna, Carolyn Bergonzo (Poet and Independent Scholar, USA) Index

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Book SynopsisGary Kemp is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, UK.Trade ReviewThis is a superb volume written with a light style. It will engage and inform students, and be a go-to text for experts wanting a summary of the major themes of Quine’s work (Kemp has the knack of finding just the right passage for the purposes at hand). It not only expertly discusses Quine himself, but offers insight into a range of related topics, especially naturalism, ontology, and the engagement of Chomsky with Quine’s work. I know of no better volume of its kind. * John Collins, Professor, University of East Anglia, UK *Gary Kemp’s earlier Quine, A Guide for the Perplexed was one of the best entry points into Quine’s naturalist conception of philosophy. Now in this newly titled and revised version of that book, Kemp offers important updates to the original that will further help those studying Quine’s philosophy for the first time. * Robert Sinclair, Professor of Philosophy, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan *Quine is one of the most influential philosophers of our time, and Gary Kemp’s book is a perfect introduction to his thought. It spells out his major views in a rigorous and reader-friendly way that will be most useful for anyone seeking for a way into the complexities of this fascinating philosophy. * Rogério Severo, Professor of Philosophy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil *This is an excellent introduction to Quine’s thought. Kemp is approachable while also preserving rigor. The historical and further reading notes are especially helpful to those wanting to pursue Quine’s thought further. Experts will also find the work stimulating, particularly the discussions of Quine and Chomsky. * Sean Morris, Professor of Philosophy, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA *This is an excellent overview of Quine’s philosophy. Kemp introduces Quine’s most prominent views, shows how they hang together, and demonstrates their continued importance. An accessible and up-to-date guide for both students and academics, written by a leading Quine scholar. * Sander Verhaegh, Associate Professor, Tilburg University, The Netherlands *Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations 1. Philosophy as Quine Found it 2. Convention, Analyticity and Holism 3. The Indeterminacy of Translation 4. Naturalized Epistemology and the Roots of Reference 5. Ontology I: Truth, Physical Objects, and the Language of Science 6. Ontology II: Extensionality and Abstract Objects 7. Science, Philosophy and Empiricism Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis introduction to critical thinking focuses on an integrated, universal concept of critical thinking that is both substantive and practical. It provides students with the basic intellectual skills they need to think through content in any class, subject, or discipline, and through any problems or issues they face. Now available from Rowman & Littlefield, Richard Paul and Linda Elder's Critical Thinking: Learn the Tools the Best Thinkers Use focuses on the most basic critical thinking concepts. It includes activities that allow readers to apply these concepts within disciplines and to life. An added feature to this brief book is a focus on close reading and substantive writing.Content highlights include: Think for Yourself activities Discovering the parts of thinking and the standards for thinking Learning to formulate clear and substantive questions Making the design of a course work for you Close reading and substantive writing Becoming a fairminded thinker Trade ReviewThis book is well-written, lucid and contains abundant examples and applications that not only enliven the subject matter but present relevant contexts for building understanding and advanced critical thinking. In addition, it is faithful to the complexity and work required to improve one's thinking. It does not soft-pedal the challenge but actually throws down the gauntlet to the worthy reader to pick it up. -- Stephen J. Knopp, Ohio UniversityThis concise version is a comprehensive and robust textbook Many Critical Thinking books cover thinking from a narrow angle, but Paul and Elder offer a model of critical thinking that can be applied not only to academic disciplines but also to life in general. -- Connie Wolfe, Surry Community CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Start-up Definition of Critical Thinking.1. How the Mind Can Discover Itself2. Discover The Parts of Thinking3. Discover Universal Standards for Thinking4. Redefining Grades as Levels of Thinking and Learning5. Learn to Ask the Questions the Best Thinkers Ask6. Discover How the Best Thinkers Learn7. Learn How to Read Closely and Write SubstantivelyPart I: Discover Close ReadingPart II: Discover Substantive WritingPart III: Practice Close Reading and Substantive Writing8. Become a Fairminded Thinker9. Deal with Your Irrational MindPart I: The Best Thinkers Take Charge of Their Egocentric NaturePart II: The Best Thinkers Take Charge of Their Sociocentric Thinking10. The Stages of Critical Thinking Development: At What Stage Are You?Appendix A: Further Exercises in Close Reading and Substantive WritingAppendix B: Sample Analyses of “The Logic of . . .”Appendix C: What We Mean By “The Best Thinkers?”Glossary

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Book SynopsisIntended to help readers become better informed about logic, this guide considers the relationships between reason, thought, and the external world. Hoping to recruit more independent thinkers, the authors discuss how logic and belief relate to one another and offer a non-traditional perspective on traditional fallacies. With a consideration of famous and lesser-known logical systems, including those of Aristotle, Hegel, and John Dewey-as well as modern logic based on mathematics-this discussion illustrates how the ways that people reason about the world presuppose much about that world.

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Book SynopsisBeginning with a review of formal languages and their syntax and semantics, Logic, Proof and Computation conducts a computer assisted course in formal reasoning and the relevance of logic to mathematical proof, information processing and philosophy. Topics covered include formal grammars, semantics of formal languages, sequent systems, truth-tables, propositional and first order logic, identity, proof heuristics, regimentation, set theory, databases, automated deduction, proof by induction, Turing machines, undecidability and a computer illustration of the reasoning underpinning Gödel's incompleteness proof. LPC is designed as a multidisciplinary reader for students in computing, philosophy and mathematics.

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Book SynopsisThis is an accessible guide for those facing the study of Logic for the first time, this book covers key thinkers, terms and texts. "The Key Terms in Philosophy" series offers clear, concise and accessible introductions to the central topics in philosophy. Each book offers a comprehensive overview of the key terms, concepts, thinkers and major works in the history of a key area of philosophy. Ideal for first-year students starting out in philosophy, the series will serve as the ideal companion to study of this fascinating subject. "Key Terms in Logic" offers the ideal introduction to this core area in the study of philosophy, providing detailed summaries of the important concepts in the study of logic and the application of logic to the rest of philosophy. A brief introduction provides context and background, while the following chapters offer detailed definitions of key terms and concepts, introductions to the work of key thinkers and lists of key texts. Designed specifically to meet the needs of students and assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, this is the ideal reference tool for those coming to Logic for the first time. "The Key Terms" series offers undergraduate students clear, concise and accessible introductions to core topics. Each book includes a comprehensive overview of the key terms, concepts, thinkers and texts in the area covered and ends with a guide to further resources.Trade ReviewConcise encyclopedic dictionaries of logic are rare. [Key Terms in Logic is] a great panopticum of logic, consisting of two hundred and forty-one entries, every single one of which can be read in a few minutes - as a quick introduction or as memory-refreshing. Written in modern and clear English . . . [and] with refreshing ease in expression -- Stamatios Gerogiorgakis * Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy, issue 16 *Table of ContentsIntroduction: What is Logic?; 1. Key Terms; 2. Key Thinkers; 3. Key Texts: Textbooks; 4. Key Texts: Classics; List of Contributors; List of Symbols; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe present study on ancient Chinese philosophy invites us to meet a challenging task in philosophical understanding. The so-called School of Names (mingjia åå) is a label for a diverse group of thinkers in the Warring States period (479â221 B.C.) that has sometimes been accused of dabbling in flippant linguistic and conceptual puzzles, paradoxes, or sophistries. Bernard Solomon analyzes the works of its two main representatives, namely Huizi æƒå (Master Hui, or Hui Shi æƒæ, 380â305 B.C.?) and Gongsun Long ååé (b. 380 B.C.?).The Chapter One deals with the ten paradoxes of Huizi as recorded in the Zhuangzi 莊å. Chapters Two to Six are devoted to five texts attributed to Gongsun Long that have been called cryptic or even a mixture of banality and nonsense. Among them is also found the White-Horse Dialogue with its famous dictum A white horse is not a horse. The aim of Solomonâs investigation is the discovery of the rules of language games in the School of Names and of the key to solve their linguistic and conceptual puzzles and paradoxes. His analysis shows in all the texts he interprets an evidence of an interest in language qua language (p. 12), which is unique for Chinese thought in the classical era.Bernard S. Solomon holds a Ph.D. in Far Eastern Languages of Harvard University (1952) and was a long-time Professor of Chinese in the Department of Classical and Oriental Languages at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY).

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Book SynopsisOur preferences determine how we act and think, but exactly what the mechanics are and how they work is a central cause of concern in many disciplines. This book uses techniques from modern logics of information flow and action to develop a unified new theory of what preference is and how it changes. The theory emphasizes reasons for preference, as well as its entanglement with our beliefs. Moreover, the book provides dynamic logical systems which describe the explicit triggers driving preference change, including new information, suggestions, and commands. In sum, the book creates new bridges between many fields, from philosophy and computer science to economics, linguistics, and psychology. For the experienced scholar access to a large body of recent literature is provided and the novice gets a thorough introduction to the action and techniques of dynamic logic.Trade Review"This is an excellent book. It offers a clear and concise overview of dynamic preference logic and logics that can reason about both beliefs and preferences. Fenrong has managed to provide an accessible and comprehensive overview of recent work in this area, including very interesting connections with deontic logic and game theory. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in using logical models to reason about rational agents." Eric Pacuit, Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science, The Netherlands"Reasoning about Preference Dynamics is an innovative and unusually well-written account of human preferences and how they change. It is a must for anyone interested in the dynamics of preferences." Sven Ove Hansson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden"This nice book presents a survey of preference logics and preference dynamics, very much state-of-the-art, and Fenrong Liu is extremely well-informed about the relevant literature. She has a remarkable talent on how to restrict herself to the essentials, in order to convey the message and produce something very readable." Hans van Ditmarsch, University of Sevilla, SpainTable of ContentsPreface.- Part I Introduction.- 1. Introduction.- Part II Dynamics of Information.- 2. Dynamic Epistemic Logic.- Part III Preference over Worlds.- 3. Preference over Worlds: Static Logic.- 4. Preference over Worlds: Dynamic Logic.- 5. Entanglement of Preference, Knowledge and Belief.- 6. Intermezzo: A Quantitative Approach.- Part IV Preference from Priorities.- 7. Preference from Priorities: Static Logic.- 8. Belief-based Preference.- 9. Preference from Priorities: Dynamic Logic.- Part V A Two-Level Perspective on Preference.- 10. A Two-Level Perspective on Preference.- Part VI Applications and Discussions.- 11. Deontic Reasoning.- 12. Games and Actions.- Part VII Finale.- 13. Conclusion.- References.- Index.

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Book SynopsisMter the impressive collapseoftheSovietUnionand the Eastern European socialist countries, it is more pertinent than ever to recover the scientific legacy ofKarl Marx. This legacy is mainly (if not exclusively) constituted by his work in the field of eco- nomic theory. Marx's economic theory was intended by his au- thor as a scientific objective theory about the nature ofcapitalist economies, a theory that was going to serve as the foundation ofthe critique ofbourgeois political economy. His "laws" about the demise ofcapitalism, like the tendency ofthe profit rate to fall or the lawofthe cyclical crises, have been shown to hold un- der certain conditions but not in general. At any rate, it is likely that had not the industrialized countries changed the situation ofthe working class, and allowed some intervention ofthe State in the economy (especially after the Great Depression), capital- ism would have hardly survived, even though it is impossible to guess what kind of regime would have been instaurated in its place. The present book is concerned with the very foundations of Marx's economics, hence with the very foundations ofhis scien- tific legacy. I hope that after reading the book the reader will be convinced that Marx's scientific work was indeed serious and that this is the time to recover it as an important paradigm in INTRODUCTION 2 scientific research. I think that the reader will be convinced that Marx's economic theory is no less serious and mathematically tractable than, say, general equilibrium theory.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Prototype of Marx's Theory of Value. 2. The Problem of Foundations. 3. Structures and Representation. 4. The Dialectical Method. 5. Abstract Labor. 6. The General Axioms of the Theory. 7. General Reproducibility. 8. The Prototype Revisited. Notes. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.

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