Publisher's Synopsis
During the last two decades, Fred Sommers has succeded in building a system of logic based on a traditional view of logical syntax. This logic and the algorithm devised for it pose a significant challenge to the established dominant views of Fregean logic. This collection consists of fourteen essays by Sommers, his defenders, and his critics. These essays present the elements of Sommers' new syllogistic, explore some of its historical antecedents, examine many of its features in light of the now standard logic, and open new avenues of research by way of extending or modifying many of Sommers' original ideas on syntax, semantics, pronominalization, and truth.
