This is a concise, advanced introduction to current philosophical debates about truth. A blend of philosophical and technical material, the book is organized around, but not limited to, the tendency known as deflationism, according to which there is not much to say about the nature of truth. In clea[...]
Over 120 of the greatest chess games of all time, selected, analyzed, re-evaluated, and explained by a team of experts and illustrated with over 1,000 diagrams. Study the games to learn: how to attack; defense and counterattack; psychological warfare; how great players think; and much more.[...]
Features 125 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with over 1,000 chess diagrams. This book lets you join the authors in studying these games, the cream of two centuries of international chess, and develop your [...]
While we are commonly told that the distinctive method of mathematics is rigorous proof, and that the special topic of mathematics is abstract structure, there has been no agreement among mathematicians, logicians, or philosophers as to just what either of these assertions means. John P. Burgess cla[...]
Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down - not to anyone or anything. Gemma wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day, somehow, finally you have to come down. Commissioned and produced by Oxford Stage Company, Junk premiered at The Castle, Wellingborough, in January 1998 and w[...]
Examines the theory and practice of teaching Art and Design. This book explores how teachers can frame their own knowledge for classroom practice. It focuses on Art and Design in the classroom and curriculum development as well as aspects of pedagogy and lesson design, evaluation and assessment.[...]
The second edition of Top Tips in Urology provides highly clinical tips and rapid-reference "tricks of the trade" to the most common questions and problems that arise for both the practicing urologist and the urologic surgeon.[...]
Computability and Logic has become a classic because of its accessibility to students without a mathematical background and because it covers not simply the staple topics of an intermediate logic course, such as Godel's incompleteness theorems, but also a large number of optional topics, from Turing[...]
The great logician Gottlob Frege attempted to provide a purely logical foundation for mathematics. His system collapsed when Bertrand Russell discovered a contradiction in it. Thereafter, mathematicians and logicians, beginning with Russell himself, turned in other directions to look for a framework[...]
"Philosophical Logic" is a clear and concise critical survey of nonclassical logics of philosophical interest written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject. After giving an overview of classical logic, John Burgess introduces five central branches of nonclassical logic (temporal, [...]
"Philosophical Logic" is a clear and concise critical survey of nonclassical logics of philosophical interest written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject. After giving an overview of classical logic, John Burgess introduces five central branches of nonclassical logic (temporal, [...]
Saul Kripke has been a major influence on analytic philosophy and allied fields for a half-century and more. His early masterpiece, "Naming and Necessity," reversed the pattern of two centuries of philosophizing about the necessary and the contingent. Although much of his work remains unpublished, s[...]
For rookie chess players or advanced players who simply want to hone their skills, this new edition of the chess classic has been fully revised and updated. With this guide, which includes courses in tactics and attacking strategy, a selection of the greatest games ever played, helpful advice on cl[...]
Access to English: Social Studies er laget etter læreplan i programfaget Samfunnsfaglig engelsk i videregående skole."Vi ønsker å gi elevene den grundige innføringen i historie, politikk, økonomi og sosiale forhold som læreplanen legger opp til, kombinert med 'dypdykk' i spennende debattemaer[...]
Boka gir en grundig innføring i de litterære strømningene og samfunnsutviklingen forøvrig i periodene. Forfatternes mål er å gi elevene et solid faglig grunnlag gjennom oversiktstekster - på en form og i et språk som motiverer.Litteraturutvalget til de forskjellige periodene er gjort etter f[...]
Større vekt på språk-og kommunikasjonEn av de mest omfattende endringene i den nye utgaven er at det er lagt større vekt på språk- og kommunikasjonstrening. Mellom hvert kapittel er det egne sekvenser der elevene jobber med tekster og oppgaver som ligger tett på kompetansemålene innenfor «S[...]
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