Essential Logic
Basic Reasoning Skills for the Twenty-First Century
Seiten
1995
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-515505-1 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-515505-1 (ISBN)
This textbook offers comprehensive coverage of all the essentials of the subject in an accessible yet challenging style, with explanations and examples taken from everyday life. Includes numerous exercises to increase student proficiency and confidence and a unique chapter on Logic and Hope.
Essential Logic offers:
BL Readability. A dialogue-like yet challenging style makes this introductory logic textbook engaging and interesting.
BL Essentials. Deductive and inductive reasoning, formal and informal logic are placed within a philosophical perspective.
BL Rigor. A careful sequence of learning steps communicates the essential skills of reasoning and directs students to write, support, and argue by connecting criticism to key concepts.
BL Relevance. Explanations and examples take students' lives into consideration and are designed for students with diverse backgrounds and a wide range of experiences.
BL A Theme. Traditional concepts are integrated with a discussion of modern technological issues and the world view of modern science. A unique chapter on Logic and Hope addresses questions students often ask and suggests a global perspective.
BL Controversy. Students are encouraged to defend and critique positions--including those presented by the author. A unique final chapter on Fuzzy Logic is framed as a debate between Western and Eastern philosophy.
BL Exercises. Students gain confidence in recognizing arguments, structuring them into premises and conclusions, identifying and critiquing informal fallacies, while learning to create, follow, and appreciate symbolic reasoning trails.
BL Coverage. Chapters cover Argument Recognition and Language Analysis, Inductive Reasoning, Structuring Informal Fallacies, Symbolic Translation, Truth Tables, Formal Proofs of Validity, Quantification, and the basics of Fuzzy Set Theory and Propositional Logic.
Essential Logic offers:
BL Readability. A dialogue-like yet challenging style makes this introductory logic textbook engaging and interesting.
BL Essentials. Deductive and inductive reasoning, formal and informal logic are placed within a philosophical perspective.
BL Rigor. A careful sequence of learning steps communicates the essential skills of reasoning and directs students to write, support, and argue by connecting criticism to key concepts.
BL Relevance. Explanations and examples take students' lives into consideration and are designed for students with diverse backgrounds and a wide range of experiences.
BL A Theme. Traditional concepts are integrated with a discussion of modern technological issues and the world view of modern science. A unique chapter on Logic and Hope addresses questions students often ask and suggests a global perspective.
BL Controversy. Students are encouraged to defend and critique positions--including those presented by the author. A unique final chapter on Fuzzy Logic is framed as a debate between Western and Eastern philosophy.
BL Exercises. Students gain confidence in recognizing arguments, structuring them into premises and conclusions, identifying and critiquing informal fallacies, while learning to create, follow, and appreciate symbolic reasoning trails.
BL Coverage. Chapters cover Argument Recognition and Language Analysis, Inductive Reasoning, Structuring Informal Fallacies, Symbolic Translation, Truth Tables, Formal Proofs of Validity, Quantification, and the basics of Fuzzy Set Theory and Propositional Logic.
CHAPTER 1 - WHY STUDY LOGIC; CHAPTER 2 - ARGUMENTS AND LANGUAGE; CHAPTER 3 - INDUCTIVE REASONING AND REASONABLE BELIEFS; CHAPTER 4 - INFORMAL FALLACIES I; CHAPTER 5 - INFORMAL FALLACIES II; CHAPTER 6 - LOGIC AND HOPE; CHAPTER 7 - SYMBOLIC TRANSLATION; CHAPTER 8 - BIT BRAINS LOGICAL CONNECTIVES, AND TRUTH TABLES; CHAPTER 9 - SYMBOLIC TRAILS AND FORMAL PROOFS OF VALIDITY; CHAPTER 10 - SYMBOLIC TRAILS AND FORMAL PROOFS OF VALIDITY, PART 2; CHAPTER 11 - OTHER LOGICAL TOOLS: SYLLOGISMS AND QUANTIFICATION; CHAPTER 12 - FRONTIERS OF LOGIC-FUZZY LOGIC: CAN ARISTOTLE AND BUDDHA GET ALONG?
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.10.1995 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | numerous boxes and line drawings |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 177 x 232 mm |
| Gewicht | 689 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Logik |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-515505-X / 019515505X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-515505-1 / 9780195155051 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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