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Presents a new approach to formal languages, in particular but not exclusively as used in logic. Focuses on their cognitive impact on human reasoning, drawing on historical developments, psychology, cognitive science and philosophy. For students and researchers in the areas of logic and computer science.

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'Since the rise of logical empiricism, formal languages have become essential tools of doing philosophy. But why does formalization work? And what are its limitations? This book fills a crucial gap in the literature by addressing these questions from a cognitive, historical, and logical point of view. I recommend it to formal philosophers, critics of formal philosophy, and everyone with an interest in the techniques of conceptual engineering per se.' Hannes Leitgeb, Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich

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Introduction; 1. Two notions of formality; 2. On the very notion of a formal language; 3. The history, purposes and limitations of formal languages; 4. How we do reason, and the need for counterbalance in science; 5. Formal languages and extended cognition; 6. De-semantification; 7. The debiasing effect of formalization; Conclusion.

Formal Languages in Logic

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 8 November 2012
      ISBN-13 9781107020917
      978-1107020917
      ISBN-10 1107020913
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      Mathematical logic

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Presents a new approach to formal languages, in particular but not exclusively as used in logic. Focuses on their cognitive impact on human reasoning, drawing on historical developments, psychology, cognitive science and philosophy. For students and researchers in the areas of logic and computer science.

      Trade Review

      'Since the rise of logical empiricism, formal languages have become essential tools of doing philosophy. But why does formalization work? And what are its limitations? This book fills a crucial gap in the literature by addressing these questions from a cognitive, historical, and logical point of view. I recommend it to formal philosophers, critics of formal philosophy, and everyone with an interest in the techniques of conceptual engineering per se.' Hannes Leitgeb, Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich

      Table of Contents

      Introduction; 1. Two notions of formality; 2. On the very notion of a formal language; 3. The history, purposes and limitations of formal languages; 4. How we do reason, and the need for counterbalance in science; 5. Formal languages and extended cognition; 6. De-semantification; 7. The debiasing effect of formalization; Conclusion.

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