Susan Haack is een vooraanstaand filosofe, bekend om haar scherpe analyses van epistemologie en logica. Haar belangrijkste bijdrage, het concept 'foundherentisme', biedt een innovatieve poging om de beperkingen van traditionele kennisleer te overwinnen. Haack bekritiseert krachtig perspectieven die een vrouwelijke benadering van wetenschappelijke waarheid bepleiten, en verdedigt een objectieve houding in filosofisch onderzoek. Haar essays kenmerken zich door duidelijkheid, precisie en compromisloze intellectuele strengheid.
The book features a comprehensive table of contents, outlining the structure and key topics covered within the text. It serves as a guide to navigate through various chapters, each focusing on distinct themes or subjects, providing readers with a clear overview of the content and organization of the material. This structured approach enhances the reader's understanding and engagement with the book.
Initially proposed as rivals of classical logic, alternative logics have become increasingly important in areas such as computer science and artificial intelligence. Fuzzy logic, in particular, has motivated major technological developments in recent years.Susan Haack's Deviant Logic provided the first extended examination of the philosophical consequences of alternative logics. In this new volume, Haack includes the complete text of Deviant Logic , as well as five additional papers that expand and update it. Two of these essays critique fuzzy logic, while three augment Deviant Logic 's treatment of deduction and logical truth. Haack also provides an extensive new foreword, brief introductions to the new essays, and an updated bibliography of recent work in these areas.Deviant Logic, Fuzzy Logic will be indispensable to students of philosophy, philosophy of science, linguistics, mathematics, and computer science, and will also prove invaluable to experienced scholars working in these fields.