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Klappentext
Wolff's book defends the Kantian idea of a "general logic" whose principles underlie special systems of deductive logic. It thus undermines "logical pluralism," which tolerates the co-existence of divergent systems of modern logic without asking for consistent common principles. Part I of Wolff s book identifies the formal language in which the most general principles of logic must be expressed. This language turns out to be a version of syllogistic language already used by Aristotle. The universal validity of logical principles, as well as the translatability of other logical languages into this language, are shown to depend only on the meanings of its logical vocabulary. Part II of the book answers the metalogical question concerning the deductive relation between general logic and special logical systems, which also have their own (less general) principles. This part identifies the rules according to which logical rules can be derived from principles. The main result of the book is that the highest principles of logic and metalogics are provided by the syllogistic, when properly understood.
Biografie (Michael Wolff)
Michael Wolff, 1953 geboren, ist ein amerikanischer Journalist und Autor. Er schreibt für «Vanity Fair», «The Hollywood Reporter», «The Guardian», «USA Today» und die britische Ausgabe von «GQ». Er hat sechs Bücher veröffentlicht, darunter «The Man Who Owns the News» (2008), eine Biographie von Rupert Murdoch. Wolff hat zahlreiche Preise für seine Arbeit erhalten, darunter zweimal den «National Magazine Award». Er lebt in New York und hat vier Kinder. / Michael Wolff has received numerous awards for his work, including two National Magazine Awards. He has been a regular columnist for Vanity Fair, New York, the Hollywood Reporter, British GQ, USA Today and the Guardian. He is the author of six prior books, including the bestselling Burn Rate and The Man Who Owns the News. He lives in Manhattan and has four children.
