The Square of Opposition: A Cornerstone of Thought /

This is a collection of new investigations and discoveries on the theory of opposition (square, hexagon, octagon, polyhedra of opposition) by the best specialists from all over the world. The papers range from historical considerations to new mathematical developments of the theory of opposition inc...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Beziau, Jean-Yves; Basti, Gianfranco
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Birkh user,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Studies in Universal Logic,
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45062-9
Summary: This is a collection of new investigations and discoveries on the theory of opposition (square, hexagon, octagon, polyhedra of opposition) by the best specialists from all over the world. The papers range from historical considerations to new mathematical developments of the theory of opposition including applications to theology, theory of argumentation and metalogic.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(vi,337pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9783319450629
Index Number: BC1
CLC: B812
Contents: Part I Introduction -- Part II Historical Perspectives on the Square -- Part III Reinterpretations of the Square -- Part IV Philosophical Perspectives on the Square -- Part V Theoretical Investigations on the Square -- Part VI Expansions and Variations of the Square -- Part VII Applications of the Square.