This publication is presented to you through Paradigm Publishing Services
Princeton University Press
Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
8. From Aristotle to Russell
You are currently not able to access this content.
You are currently not able to access this content.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface xi
-
I. The Pain and Pleasure of Logic
- 1. Is Logic Boring and Pointless? 3
- 2. Logic Just for Fun 15
-
II. Lewis Carroll and Aristotelian Logic
- 3. Aristotle’s Syllogistic 31
- 4. The Empuzzlement of Aristotelian Logic 50
- 5. Sorites Puzzles 68
- 6. Carroll’s Contributions to Mind 93
-
III. Raymond Smullyan and Mathematical Logic
- 7. Liars and Truthtellers 115
- 8. From Aristotle to Russell 137
- 9. Formal Systems in Life and Math 154
- 10. The Empuzzlement of Gödel’s Theorems 164
- 11. Question Puzzles 184
-
IV. Puzzles Based on Nonclassical Logics
- 12. Should “Logics” Be a Word? 201
- 13. Many-Valued Knights and Knaves 212
-
V. Miscellaneous Topics
- 14. The Saga of the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever 239
- 15. Metapuzzles 266
- 16. Paradoxes 274
- 17. A Guide to Some Literary Logic Puzzles 292
- Glossary 311
- References 319
- Index 327
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface xi
-
I. The Pain and Pleasure of Logic
- 1. Is Logic Boring and Pointless? 3
- 2. Logic Just for Fun 15
-
II. Lewis Carroll and Aristotelian Logic
- 3. Aristotle’s Syllogistic 31
- 4. The Empuzzlement of Aristotelian Logic 50
- 5. Sorites Puzzles 68
- 6. Carroll’s Contributions to Mind 93
-
III. Raymond Smullyan and Mathematical Logic
- 7. Liars and Truthtellers 115
- 8. From Aristotle to Russell 137
- 9. Formal Systems in Life and Math 154
- 10. The Empuzzlement of Gödel’s Theorems 164
- 11. Question Puzzles 184
-
IV. Puzzles Based on Nonclassical Logics
- 12. Should “Logics” Be a Word? 201
- 13. Many-Valued Knights and Knaves 212
-
V. Miscellaneous Topics
- 14. The Saga of the Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever 239
- 15. Metapuzzles 266
- 16. Paradoxes 274
- 17. A Guide to Some Literary Logic Puzzles 292
- Glossary 311
- References 319
- Index 327