Brenner J.E. Logic in Reality

Springer, 2008. — 378 p. — ISBN 978-1-4020-8374-7.Logic in Reality argues that the fundamental physical structure of the world is logical as well as mathematical. The applicable formal logic of and in reality proposed (LIR) represents a radical departure from the standard notion of logic and its function. The book establishes LIR as a non-propositional logic with a unique calculus, one however that can be used intuitively with minimum symbolism. A new relational ontology is developed that demonstrates the fit of the LIR axioms with modern physics. The axioms and ontology of LIR together constitute a framework for describing and explaining complex real world processes, entities and events. Examples from the literature of on-going issues in philosophy, metaphysics and ontology are analyzed accordingly, including problems of causality, time and space, emergence and evolution.Logic in Reality (LIR) As a Formal Logic
LIR As A Formal Ontology
The Categories of LIR
The Core Thesis of LIR: Structure and Explanation
LIR, Metaphysics and Philosophy
LIR And Physical Science: Time, Space and Cosmology
Emergence, Living Systems and Closure
Conclusion. New Directions and A New Skepticism
Appendix 1. Classes and Sets: The Axiom of Choice
Appendix 2. The Systems Viewpoint