Introduction to Logic and Logical Discourse (eBook)
XVII, 285 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
978-981-16-2689-0 (ISBN)
This book focuses on logic and logical language. It examines different types of words, terms and propositions in detail. While discussing the nature of propositions, it illustrates the procedures used to determine the truth and falsity of a proposition, and the validity and invalidity of an argument. In addition, the book provides a clear exposition of the pure and mixed form of syllogism with suitable examples. The book encompasses sentential logic, predicate logic, symbolic logic, induction and set theory topics. The book is designed to serve all those involved in teaching and learning courses on logic. It offers a valuable resource for students and researchers in philosophy, mathematics and computer science disciplines. Given its scope, it is an essential read for everyone interested in logic, language, formulation of the hypotheses for the scientific enquiries and research studies, and judging valid and invalid arguments in the natural language discourse.
?Satya Sundar Sethy is an Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. He has published several papers in international and national journals, contributed book chapters to the edited books. He is credited with an authored book Meaning and Language (2016), and two edited books Higher Education and Professional Ethics: Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers (2018) and Contemporary Ethical Issues in Engineering (2015). His current research interests include Analytic Philosophy, Logic, Engineering Ethics, Professional Ethics in Higher Education, Indian Philosophy, Consciousness Studies, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education settings.
This book focuses on logic and logical language. It examines different types of words, terms and propositions in detail. While discussing the nature of propositions, it illustrates the procedures used to determine the truth and falsity of a proposition, and the validity and invalidity of an argument. In addition, the book provides a clear exposition of the pure and mixed form of syllogism with suitable examples. The book encompasses sentential logic, predicate logic, symbolic logic, induction and set theory topics. The book is designed to serve all those involved in teaching and learning courses on logic. It offers a valuable resource for students and researchers in philosophy, mathematics and computer science disciplines. Given its scope, it is an essential read for everyone interested in logic, language, formulation of the hypotheses for the scientific enquiries and research studies, and judging valid and invalid arguments in the natural language discourse.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.6.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XVII, 285 p. 75 illus. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Logik | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
| Schlagworte | Classification of Logical Propositions • Formal and Informal Fallacies • Fundamental Principles of Logic • Laws of Algebra of the Sets • Logical paradoxes • Nature and Scope of Logic • Sentential and Predicate Logic • Square of Opposition of Propositions • syllogism |
| ISBN-10 | 981-16-2689-8 / 9811626898 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-16-2689-0 / 9789811626890 |
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