Introduction to Logic 3rd ed

Textbook Details
• Categories:Society, Politics & Philosophy - Anthropology
• Publisher:Routledge
• Year:2017
• Language : english
• ISBN 10: 1138910597
• ISBN 13: 9781138910591
• File:PDF, 2.66 MB , Pages:577

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Introduction to Logic 3rd ed

Introduction to Logic is clear and concise, uses interesting examples (many philosophical in nature), and has easy-to-use proof methods. Its key features, retained in this Third Edition, include: simpler ways to test arguments, including an innovative proof method and the star test for syllogisms; a wide scope of materials, suiting it for introductory or intermediate courses; engaging examples, from philosophy and everyday life; useful for self-study and preparation for standardized tests, like the LSAT; a reasonable price (a third the cost of some competitors); and exercises that correspond to the free LogiCola instructional program. This Third Edition: improves explanations, especially on areas that students find difficult; has a fuller explanation of traditional Copi proofs and of truth trees; and updates the companion LogiCola software, which now is touch friendly (for use on Windows tablets and touch monitors), installs more easily on Windows and Macintosh, and adds exercises on Copi proofs and on truth trees.

Table of contents

    1. Introduction 
Part 1: Syllogistic, Informal, and Inductive Logic 
2. Syllogistic Logic 
3. Meaning and Definitions 
4. Fallacies and Argumentation 
5. Inductive Reasoning 
Part 2: Classical Symbolic Logic
 6. Basic Propositional Logic 
7. Propositional Proofs 
8. Basic Quantificational Logic 
9. Relations and Identity 
Part 3: Advanced Symbolic Systems 
10. Basic Modal Logic 
11. Further Modal Systems 
12. Deontic and Imperative Logic 
13. Belief Logic 
14. A Formalized Ethical Theory 
Part 4: Further Vistas 
15. Metalogic 
16. History of Logic 
17. Deviant Logic 
18. Philosophy of Logic