{"product_id":"alfred-tarski-life-and-logic-paperback-9780521714013","title":"Alfred Tarski; Life and Logic (Paperback) 9780521714013","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlfred Tarski\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLife and Logic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA frank, vivid picture of a personally and professionally passionate man, interlaced with an account of his major scientific achievements.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnita Burdman Feferman (Author), Solomon Feferman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521714013, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 April 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.4 x 2.3 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Here we have a vivid portrait of Alfred Tarski as a man of enormous energy and focus, devoted to logic, women and slivovitz, entirely lacking in self-doubt, and ambivalent about his Jewish heritage.  The Fefermans provide a richly textured account of the cultural, intellectual, and political worlds in which Tarski lived -- first in interwar Poland and then in Berkeley, where he built his logic empire. They also draw highly individualized portraits of the many people who figured in Tarski's life and career.  The work that made Tarski one of logic's giants is lucidly explained in a series of compact interludes. This is a wonderful book on many levels.' Elliot Sober, University of Wisconsin, Madison\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlfred Tarski, one of the greatest logicians of all time, is widely thought of as 'the man who defined truth'. His work on the concepts of truth and logical consequence are cornerstones of modern logic, influencing developments in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science. Tarski was a charismatic teacher and zealous promoter of his view of logic as the foundation of all rational thought, a bon vivant and a womanizer, who played the 'great man' to the hilt. A fortuitous trip to the United States at the outbreak of World War II saved his life and turned his career around, even while it separated him from his family for years. From the cafés of Warsaw and Vienna to the mountains and deserts of California, this first full-length biography places Tarski in the social, intellectual, and historical context of his times and presents a frank, vivid picture of a personally and professionally passionate man - interlaced with an account of his major scientific achievements.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The two Tarskis\u003cbr\u003e 2. Independence and university\u003cbr\u003e Interlude I. The Banach-Tarski paradox, set theory and the axiom of choice\u003cbr\u003e 3. Polot! The Polish attribute\u003cbr\u003e Interlude II. The completeness and decidability of algebra and geometry\u003cbr\u003e 4. A wider sphere of influence\u003cbr\u003e Interlude III. Truth and definability\u003cbr\u003e 5. How the 'Unity of Science' saved Tarski's life\u003cbr\u003e 6. Berkeley is so far from Princeton\u003cbr\u003e 7. Building a school\u003cbr\u003e Interlude IV. The publication campaigns\u003cbr\u003e 8 'Papa Tarski' and his students\u003cbr\u003e 9. Three meetings and two departures\u003cbr\u003e 10. Logic and methodology, center stage\u003cbr\u003e 11. Heydays\u003cbr\u003e Interlude V. Model theory and the 1963 symposium\u003cbr\u003e 12. Around the world\u003cbr\u003e 13. Los Angeles and Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e Interlude VI. Algebras of logic\u003cbr\u003e 14. A decade of honors\u003cbr\u003e 15. The last times.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematical logic [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical logic\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20logic%20%5BPBCD%5D%22\"\u003ePBCD\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20mathematics%20%5BPBB%5D%22\"\u003ePBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002521211160,"sku":"9780521714013","price":25.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521714013i_ce797c98-1778-45fb-ba20-eb3226102b6b.jpg?v=1691380326","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alfred-tarski-life-and-logic-paperback-9780521714013","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}