An Introduction To Formal Logic Second Edition

Author : Peter Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521008044
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Formal Logic written by Peter Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-06 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formal logic provides us with a powerful set of techniques for criticizing some arguments and showing others to be valid. These techniques are relevant to all of us with an interest in being skilful and accurate reasoners. In this highly accessible book, Peter Smith presents a guide to the fundamental aims and basic elements of formal logic. He introduces the reader to the languages of propositional and predicate logic, and then develops formal systems for evaluating arguments translated into these languages, concentrating on the easily comprehensible 'tree' method. His discussion is richly illustrated with worked examples and exercises. A distinctive feature is that, alongside the formal work, there is illuminating philosophical commentary. This book will make an ideal text for a first logic course, and will provide a firm basis for further work in formal and philosophical logic.

Author : P. T. Geach
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520038479
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Logic Matters written by P. T. Geach and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1980-04-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a significant and ofren rather demanding collection of essays. It is an anthology purring together the uncollected works of an important twentieth-century philosopher. Many of the articles treat one or another of the more important issues considered by analytic philosophers during the last quarter-century. Of significant importance to philosophers interested in researching the many topics contained in Logic Matters is the inclusion in this anthology of a rather extensive eight-page name-topic index."--Thomist "The papers are arranged by topic: Historical Essays, Traditional Logic, Theory of Reference and Syntax, Intentionality, Quotation and Semantics, Set Theory, Identity Theory, Assertion, Imperatives and Practical Reasoning, Logic in Metaphysics and Theology. The broad range of issues that have engaged Geach's complex and systematic reasoning is impressive. In addition to classical logic, topics in ethics, ontology, and even the logic of religious dogmas are tackled .... the work in this collection is more brilliant and ingenious than it is difficult and demanding."--Philosophy of Science "Geach displays his mastery of applying logical techniques and concepts to philosophical questions. Compared with most works in philosophical logic this book is remarkable for its range of topics. Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Russell, Wittgenstein, and Quine all figure prominently. Geach's style is remarkably lively considering the rightly argued matter. Although some of the articles treat rather technical questions in mathematical logic, most are accessible to philosophers with modest backgrounds in logic." --Choice

Author : Richard T.W. Arthur
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1770486488
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Logic - Second Edition written by Richard T.W. Arthur and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In lively and readable prose, Arthur presents a new approach to the study of logic, one that seeks to integrate methods of argument analysis developed in modern “informal logic” with natural deduction techniques. The dry bones of logic are given flesh by unusual attention to the history of the subject, from Pythagoras, the Stoics, and Indian Buddhist logic, through Lewis Carroll, Venn, and Boole, to Russell, Frege, and Monty Python. A previous edition of this book appeared under the title Natural Deduction. This new edition adds clarifications of the notions of explanation, validity and formal validity, a more detailed discussion of derivation strategies, and another rule of inference, Reiteration.

Author : Richard L Epstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938421525
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Formal Logic written by Richard L Epstein and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that makes sense of formal logic. Each step in the development of the formal system is clearly motivated, with the relationship of formal logic to ordinary reasoning central. Hundreds of examples of formalizing based on criteria for what counts as a good formalization. More than 500 exercises with answers.

Author : Epstein Richard L
Publisher : Advanced Reasoning Forum
ISBN 13 : 1938421531
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Formal Logic: Second Edition written by Epstein Richard L and published by Advanced Reasoning Forum. This book was released on 2020-07-03 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Intended for a course for students in philosophy, mathematics, linguistics, or computer science, and excellent for self-study. • Motivation is given for each formal concept and each step in building a formal logic in terms of formalizing reasoning. Summaries are given at important junctures in the book to keep students aware of what they are doing and where they are going. • Criteria of formalization are developed and applied to formalizing ordinary language reasoning in an example-analysis format. • More than 300 worked examples. • More than 500 exercises with answers available on the web.

Author : Graham Priest
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139469673
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic written by Graham Priest and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-10 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition brings together a wide range of topics, including modal, tense, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, paraconsistent, relevant, and fuzzy logics. Part 1, on propositional logic, is the old Introduction, but contains much new material. Part 2 is entirely new, and covers quantification and identity for all the logics in Part 1. The material is unified by the underlying theme of world semantics. All of the topics are explained clearly using devices such as tableau proofs, and their relation to current philosophical issues and debates are discussed. Students with a basic understanding of classical logic will find this book an invaluable introduction to an area that has become of central importance in both logic and philosophy. It will also interest people working in mathematics and computer science who wish to know about the area.

Author : Paul A. Gregory
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1770485945
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Formal Logic written by Paul A. Gregory and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2017-04-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formal Logic is an undergraduate text suitable for introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses in symbolic logic. The book’s nine chapters offer thorough coverage of truth-functional and quantificational logic, as well as the basics of more advanced topics such as set theory and modal logic. Complex ideas are explained in plain language that doesn’t presuppose any background in logic or mathematics, and derivation strategies are illustrated with numerous examples. Translations, tables, trees, natural deduction, and simple meta-proofs are taught through over 400 exercises. A companion website offers supplemental practice software and tutorial videos.

Author : Steven Gimbel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781629972688
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Formal Logic written by Steven Gimbel and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : P. D. Magnus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forall X written by P. D. Magnus and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard E. Hodel
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486497852
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Mathematical Logic written by Richard E. Hodel and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive overview ofmathematical logic is designedprimarily for advanced undergraduatesand graduate studentsof mathematics. The treatmentalso contains much of interest toadvanced students in computerscience and philosophy. Topics include propositional logic;first-order languages and logic; incompleteness, undecidability,and indefinability; recursive functions; computability;and Hilbert’s Tenth Problem.Reprint of the PWS Publishing Company, Boston, 1995edition.