How Do We Reason? – An Introduction to Logic

Forrest E. Baird (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2021
IVP Academic (Verlag)
978-0-8308-5515-5 (ISBN)

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How exactly does logic work? What makes some arguments valid and others not? What does a faithful use of logic look like? In this introduction to logic, philosopher Forrest Baird considers the basic building blocks of human reason, including types of arguments, fallacies, syllogisms, symbols, and proofs, all of which are demonstrated with exercises for students throughout.

How do we think? What does a faithful use of logic look like?
Without even pausing to think about it, we exercise our capacity for rational thought. But how exactly does logic work? What makes some arguments valid and others not?
In this Questions in Christian Philosophy volume, philosopher Forrest Baird offers an introduction to logic. He considers the basic building blocks of human reason, including types of arguments, fallacies, syllogisms, symbols, and proofs, all of which are demonstrated with exercises for students throughout. In addition, he reflects on the relationship between the use of reason and the Christian faith.
With this academic but accessible primer, readers will be introduced to the basics of logic—and encouraged to reason better.
The Questions in Christian Philosophy Series features introductory textbooks that offer students a Christian perspective on the various branches of philosophy, enabling them as they seek to understand all facets of life including existence, knowledge, ethics, art, and more.

Forrest E. Baird (PhD, Claremont Graduate University) is emeritus professor of philosophy at Whitworth University. He is the editor of the Philosophic Classics anthology, including Ancient Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Nineteenth-Century Philosophy, Twentieth-Century Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, and From Plato to Derrida.

Series Introduction: Questions in Christian Philosophy

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introducing Logic

Unit I: Sentences

2. The Functions of Language

3. Informal Fallacies

Unit II: Syllogisms

4. Standard-Form Categorical Propositions

5. Standard-Form Categorical Syllogisms

6. Syllogisms in Ordinary Language

Unit III: Symbols

7. Symbols and Statements

8. Symbols and Arguments

Answers for Selected Assignments

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	23.03.2021
Verlagsort	IL
Sprache	englisch
Maße	227 x 153 mm
Gewicht	366 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Logik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	0-8308-5515-7 / 0830855157
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-5515-5 / 9780830855155
Zustand	Neuware