The Logical Renaissance

Author : Katrin Ettenhuber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780198881216

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The Logical Renaissance by Katrin Ettenhuber Pdf

The Logical Renaissance: Literature, Cognition, and Argument, 1479-1630 is the first substantial account of early modern English literature's deep but uncharted relationship with logic. The nature and functions of logic have been largely misunderstood in literary criticism of the period, where it is often seen as sterile and formalistic: either an overcomplex remnant of Medieval philosophy superseded by rhetoric, or part of a Ramist pedagogy so stripped back that it had little to offer in the way of creative inspiration. Katrin Ettenhuber shows instead that early modern writers encountered in their study of logic a vibrantly practical art of argument and reasoning, which provided rich opportunities for imaginative engagement and artistic appropriation. The book opens with a clear and accessible introduction to the logical terms and concepts that will guide the discussion. It charts changes in logic education between the late fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries, before presenting a series of case studies that illustrate the creative applications of logic across a wide range of genres, including epic and lyric poetry, drama, and religious prose. The Logical Renaissance demonstrates, for the first time, logic's central role in the literary culture of early modern England.

Author : Katrin Ettenhuber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780198881186

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The Logical Renaissance by Katrin Ettenhuber Pdf

The Logical Renaissance: Literature, Cognition, and Argument, 1479-1630 is the first substantial account of early modern English literature's deep but uncharted relationship with logic. The nature and functions of logic have been largely misunderstood in literary criticism of the period, where it is often seen as sterile and formalistic: either an overcomplex remnant of Medieval philosophy superseded by rhetoric, or part of a Ramist pedagogy so stripped back that it had little to offer in the way of creative inspiration. Katrin Ettenhuber shows instead that early modern writers encountered in their study of logic a vibrantly practical art of argument and reasoning, which provided rich opportunities for imaginative engagement and artistic appropriation. The book opens with a clear and accessible introduction to the logical terms and concepts that will guide the discussion. It charts changes in logic education between the late fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries, before presenting a series of case studies that illustrate the creative applications of logic across a wide range of genres, including epic and lyric poetry, drama, and religious prose. The Logical Renaissance demonstrates, for the first time, logic's central role in the literary culture of early modern England.

Author : Dov M. Gabbay,John Woods
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780080560854

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Mediaeval and Renaissance Logic by Dov M. Gabbay,John Woods Pdf

Starting at the very beginning with Aristotle's founding contributions, logic has been graced by several periods in which the subject has flourished, attaining standards of rigour and conceptual sophistication underpinning a large and deserved reputation as a leading expression of human intellectual effort. It is widely recognized that the period from the mid-19th century until the three-quarter mark of the century just past marked one of these golden ages, a period of explosive creativity and transforming insights. It has been said that ignorance of our history is a kind of amnesia, concerning which it is wise to note that amnesia is an illness. It would be a matter for regret, if we lost contact with another of logic's golden ages, one that greatly exceeds in reach that enjoyed by mathematical symbolic logic. This is the period between the 11th and 16th centuries, loosely conceived of as the Middle Ages. The logic of this period does not have the expressive virtues afforded by the symbolic resources of uninterpreted calculi, but mediaeval logic rivals in range, originality and intellectual robustness a good deal of the modern record. The range of logic in this period is striking, extending from investigation of quantifiers and logic consequence to inquiries into logical truth; from theories of reference to accounts of identity; from work on the modalities to the stirrings of the logic of relations, from theories of meaning to analyses of the paradoxes, and more. While the scope of mediaeval logic is impressive, of greater importance is that nearly all of it can be read by the modern logician with at least some prospect of profit. The last thing that mediaeval logic is, is a museum piece. Mediaeval and Renaissance Logic is an indispensable research tool for anyone interested in the development of logic, including researchers, graduate and senior undergraduate students in logic, history of logic, mathematics, history of mathematics, computer science and AI, linguistics, cognitive science, argumentation theory, philosophy, and the history of ideas. - Provides detailed and comprehensive chapters covering the entire range of modal logic - Contains the latest scholarly discoveries and interpretative insights that answer many questions in the field of logic

Author : Katrin Ettenhuber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199609109

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Donne's Augustine by Katrin Ettenhuber Pdf

A comprehensive re-examination of John Donne, through his response to the most iconic religious figure in Western theology, Saint Augustine of Hippo. This book significantly enriches our understanding of the reading and writing culture of Renaissance England, and of the religious debates and controversies in the decades leading up to the Civil War.

Author : Dov M. Gabbay,John Hayden Woods
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:254676900

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Mediaeval and Renaissance Logic by Dov M. Gabbay,John Hayden Woods Pdf

Author : Sofia Miguens
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 1081 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674242838

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The Logical Alien by Sofia Miguens Pdf

“A remarkable book capable of reshaping what one takes philosophy to be.” —Cora Diamond, Kenan Professor of Philosophy Emerita, University of Virginia Could there be a logical alien—a being whose ways of talking, inferring, and contradicting exhibit an entirely different logical shape than ours, yet who nonetheless is thinking? Could someone, contrary to the most basic rules of logic, think that two contradictory statements are both true at the same time? Such questions may seem outlandish, but they serve to highlight a fundamental philosophical question: is our logical form of thought merely one among many, or must it be the form of thought as such? From Descartes and Kant to Frege and Wittgenstein, philosophers have wrestled with variants of this question, and with a range of competing answers. A seminal 1991 paper, James Conant’s “The Search for Logically Alien Thought,” placed that question at the forefront of contemporary philosophical inquiry. The Logical Alien, edited by Sofia Miguens, gathers Conant’s original article with reflections on it by eight distinguished philosophers—Jocelyn Benoist, Matthew Boyle, Martin Gustafsson, Arata Hamawaki, Adrian Moore, Barry Stroud, Peter Sullivan, and Charles Travis. Conant follows with a wide-ranging response that places the philosophical discussion in historical context, critiques his original paper, addresses the exegetical and systematic issues raised by others, and presents an alternative account. The Logical Alien challenges contemporary conceptions of how logical and philosophical form must each relate to their content. This monumental volume offers the possibility of a new direction in philosophy.

Author : Thomas L Martin,Duke Pesta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317216537

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The Renaissance and the Postmodern by Thomas L Martin,Duke Pesta Pdf

The Renaissance and the Postmodern reconsiders postmodern readings of Renaissance texts by engaging in a dialectics the authors call comparative critical values. Rather than concede the contemporary hierarchy of theory over literature, the book takes the novel approach of consulting major Renaissance writers about the values at work in postmodern representations of early modern culture. As criticism seeks new directions and takes new forms, insufficient attention has been paid to the literary and philosophical values won and lost in the exchanges. One result is that the way we understand the logical connections, the literary textures, and the philosophical impulses that make up the literature of writers like Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton has fundamentally changed. Examining theoretical debates now in light of polemical controversies then, the book goes beyond earlier studies in that it systematically examines the effects of these newer critical approaches across their materialist, historicist, deconstructive, and psychoanalytic manifestations. Bringing gravity and focus to this question of critical continuities and discontinuities, each chapter counterposes one major Renaissance voice with a postmodern one to probe these issues and with them the value of the cultural past. As voices on both sides of the historical divide illuminate key differences between the Renaissance and the Postmodern, a critical model emerges from the book to re-engage this period’s humane literature in a contemporary context with intellectual rigor and a renewed sense of cultural enrichment.

Author : Marco Sgarbi
Publisher : Brill Academic Pub
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9004264094

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The Italian Mind by Marco Sgarbi Pdf

The Italian Mind explores Italian vernacular logical textbooks and shows their fundamental contributions to the thought of the period, which anticipated many of the features of early modern philosophy and contributied to a new conception of knowledge.

Author : Edward de Bono
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780241336892

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I Am Right, You Are Wrong by Edward de Bono Pdf

I Am Right, You Are Wrong is THE classic work about choice in business and in life from world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de Bono. Most of our everyday decision-making tends to be confrontational. Whether in large meetings, one-to-one or even in our own heads, opposite view points are pitted against each other. Ultimately, there must be a winner and a loser. In I Am Right,You Are Wrong, lateral-thinking guru Edward de Bono challenges this 'rock logic' of rigid categories and point-scoring arguments which is both destructive and exhausting. Instead he reveals how we can all be winners. Clearer perception is the key to constructive thinking and more open-minded creativity. In overturning conventional wisdom, Edward de Bono will help you to become a better thinker and decision maker. 'An inspiring man with brilliant ideas. De Bono never ceases to amaze with his clarity of thought' Sir Richard Branson

Author : Robert Black
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Italy
ISBN : 041520593X

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Renaissance Thought by Robert Black Pdf

This is a fascinating collection of essays focusing on humanism and thought and other key aspects of Renaissance culture such as philology, political thought and scholastic and platonic philosophy. An essential read for all students of this era.

Author : Thomas L Martin,Duke Pesta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317216544

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The Renaissance and the Postmodern by Thomas L Martin,Duke Pesta Pdf

The Renaissance and the Postmodern reconsiders postmodern readings of Renaissance texts by engaging in a dialectics the authors call comparative critical values. Rather than concede the contemporary hierarchy of theory over literature, the book takes the novel approach of consulting major Renaissance writers about the values at work in postmodern representations of early modern culture. As criticism seeks new directions and takes new forms, insufficient attention has been paid to the literary and philosophical values won and lost in the exchanges. One result is that the way we understand the logical connections, the literary textures, and the philosophical impulses that make up the literature of writers like Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton has fundamentally changed. Examining theoretical debates now in light of polemical controversies then, the book goes beyond earlier studies in that it systematically examines the effects of these newer critical approaches across their materialist, historicist, deconstructive, and psychoanalytic manifestations. Bringing gravity and focus to this question of critical continuities and discontinuities, each chapter counterposes one major Renaissance voice with a postmodern one to probe these issues and with them the value of the cultural past. As voices on both sides of the historical divide illuminate key differences between the Renaissance and the Postmodern, a critical model emerges from the book to re-engage this period’s humane literature in a contemporary context with intellectual rigor and a renewed sense of cultural enrichment.

Author : Kathryn Hinds
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0761444831

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Everyday Life in the Renaissance by Kathryn Hinds Pdf

This volume looks at all aspects of life during the of Renaissance period.

Author : Anton Dumitriu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Logic
ISBN : UOM:39076001048946

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History of Logic by Anton Dumitriu Pdf

First published in 1977. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Michael Dummett
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674537866

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The Logical Basis of Metaphysics by Michael Dummett Pdf

This performance of the Richard Strauss opera Arabella with the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera features vocalists such as Emily Magee, Genia Kuhmeier, and Tomasz Konieczny in the leading roles. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Author : Willard Van Orman Quine
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1980-05-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674323513

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From a Logical Point of View by Willard Van Orman Quine Pdf

This volume of essays has a unity and bears throughout the imprint of Quine's powerful and original mind. It is written with the felicity in the choice of words which makes everything that Quine writes a pleasure to read, and which ranks him among the best contemporary writers on abstract subjects.