For freshman/sophomore-level courses on Logic, Introduction to Logic, and Deductive Logic. Designed to make logic interesting and accessible-without sacrificing content or rigor-this classic introduction to contemporary propositional logic explains the symbolization of English sentences and develop[...]

Vaccination programmes now represent a major part of the effort devoted to improving the health of children in developing countries. These donor-funded programmes tend to be global in scope and focus on worldwide goals and targets such as 'polio eradication', and the Millennium Development Goals. He[...]

Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction introduces the student to the main issues and theories in twentieth century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. Topics are structured in four parts in the book. Part I, Reference and Referring Expressions, include[...]