Alfred Tarski by Anita Burdman Feferman, Solomon Feferman - 9780521714013

Alfred TarskiLife and Logic\nAuthor(s): Anita Burdman Feferman, Solomon Feferman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521714013, 978-0521714013\nSynopsis\nAlfred 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 cafs of Warsaw and Vienna to the mountains and deserts of California, this first full-length bio.