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Logic and Information by Keith Devlin: New
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 1991-09-27
- Pages
- 328
- ISBN
- 9780521410304
- Book Title
- Logic and Information
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Year
- 1991
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Computers, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Topic
- Programming Languages / General, Computer Science, Library & Information Science / General
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Item Weight
- 21.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 328 Pages
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Product Information
In this provocative and ground-breaking book, Keith Devlin argues that in order to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of intelligence and knowledge acquisition, we must broaden our concept of logic. Classical logic, beginning with the work of Aristotle, has developed into a powerful and rigorous mathematical theory with many applications in mathematics and computer science, but it has proved woefully inadequate in the search for artificial intelligence. The new kind of logic, also mathematically based, outlined by Professor Devlin is the culmination of collaborative research among some of the world's leading logicians, philosophers, linguists, psychologists, and computer scientists. It introduces the concepts of infon, a quantum of information, and situations, a dynamical generalization of sets, and is capable of handlng the issues involved in human communication, thought, speech, and machine information processing.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521410304
ISBN-13
9780521410304
eBay Product ID (ePID)
984872
Product Key Features
Book Title
Logic and Information
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Programming Languages / General, Computer Science, Library & Information Science / General
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Computers, Language Arts & Disciplines
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Q360 .D48 1991
Reviews
'... the fascinating account of a mathematician's views on how true mathematics - and not just a formalisation of it - can be used to model reality.' New Scientist, 'It is exciting to see a mathematician of Devlin's calibre joining the endeavour, and wonderful to have someone with his expository abilities explaining the work to others. His book Logic and Information is an important milestone in fulfilling this old hope.'Jon Barwise, 'The ideas in this fascinating, challenging, but speculative book are set forth with clarity and wit that does them justice.'D. V. Feldman, Choice, "...In Keith Devlin's work, however, regardless of which of these prognoses one favours, situation theory has found an able expositor. He has written a very good book indeed, which is bound to become a standard reference in the field." Neil Tennant, Philosophia Mathematica, "A bold effort to restore logic as the science of 'reasoning, thinking, and inference'....Devlin writes with uncommon clarity for an interdisciplinary audience of linguists, computer scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians." The American Mathematical Monthly, "Mathematically oriented readers interested in artificial intelligence and human cognition should be able to get new ideas from this well-written book." P. Jouvelot, Computing Reviews, 'The ideas in this fascinating, challenging, but speculative book are set forth with clarity and wit that does them justice.' D. V. Feldman, Choice, ‘It is exciting to see a mathematician of Devlin’s calibre joining the endeavour, and wonderful to have someone with his expository abilities explaining the work to others. His book Logic and Information is an important milestone in fulfilling this old hope.’Jon Barwise, '... the fascinating account of a mathematician's views on how true mathematics - and not just a formalisation of it - can be used to model reality.'New Scientist, ‘… the fascinating account of a mathematician’s views on how true mathematics - and not just a formalisation of it - can be used to model reality.’New Scientist, ' ... can be recommended to anyone who has recognized the need for a better understanding of the nature of information.' The Computer Journal, ' ... can be recommended to anyone who has recognized the need for a better understanding of the nature of information.'The Computer Journal, 'It is exciting to see a mathematician of Devlin's calibre joining the endeavour, and wonderful to have someone with his expository abilities explaining the work to others. His book Logic and Information is an important milestone in fulfilling this old hope.' Jon Barwise, ‘ … can be recommended to anyone who has recognized the need for a better understanding of the nature of information.’The Computer Journal, "The ideas in this fascinating, challenging, but speculative, book are set forth with clarity and wit that does them justice." D.V. Feldman, Choice, ' … can be recommended to anyone who has recognized the need for a better understanding of the nature of information.' The Computer Journal, ‘The ideas in this fascinating, challenging, but speculative book are set forth with clarity and wit that does them justice.’D. V. Feldman, Choice, '… the fascinating account of a mathematician's views on how true mathematics - and not just a formalisation of it - can be used to model reality.' New Scientist
Table of Content
1. Logic; 2. Information; 3. Situation theory; 4. Meaning and constraints; 5. Some logical issues; 6. Mental states; 7. Perception and action; 8. Situation semantics; 9. Topics in situation semantics; 10. Historical perspectives and future directions.
Copyright Date
1991
Lccn
91-027183
Dewey Decimal
160
Dewey Edition
20
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