An invaluable resource for those studying logic for the first time, this text provides a sound grasp of a fascinating, but often complex - and even daunting - component of philosophy.
Presents Kant's introduction to philosophy.
This new text is based on the classic and bestselling textbook, A Concise Introduction to Logic, and nearly all of the exercises in the correlative chapters, so central to the effectiveness of that text, have been retained to ensure more ...
Logic
Thus instead of asking how the blue of one object can be identified with the blue of another object , we simply ask whether blue , is synonymous with blue ,. But the problem of explaining the nature of synonymy is a difficult one .
Michael Hughes provided useful comments on both an early and a late draft, and I'm grateful for his help. Also, Dave Ripley gave particularly good and useful comments on a late draft; I am very grateful for Dave's insights, ...
... Ed Gettier, Rod Girle, Michael Glanzberg, Geoff Goddu, Patrick Greenough, Patrick Grim, Gary Hardegree, Jim Henle, Ole Hjortland, Michael Hughes, Dominic Hyde, Carrie Jenkins, Justin Kuster, the late David Lewis, Michael Lynch, ...
In the same way the terms ' Mr Gladstone' and ' Lord Beaconsfield' have the partial significance expressed by the prefixes 'Mr' and ' Lord' respectively. As another example, the name 'Mont Blanc,' though etymologically equivalent to ...
Logic: The Essentials
The book also presents an interesting overall balance between formal and philosophical discussion, making it suitable for both philosophy and more formal/science oriented students.
Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. Graham Priest explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic addresses many issues.
Provides an essential introduction to classical logic.
Logic: the Basics is an accessible introduction to several core areas of logic.
Key Concepts in Philosophy is a series of concise, accessible and engaging introductions to the core ideas and subjects encountered in the study of philosophy. Specially written to meet the...
relation is defined involve all previous logical forms and now two sorts of special non-logical forms, namely, ... Paracomplete and paraconsistent theories recognize more logical options, and 236 POSSIBILITIES 20.1 Possibility and ...
Excerpt from Logic: Inductive and Deductive; An Introduction to Scientific Method This book is intended as a text-book and not at all as a contribution to logical theory.
For the well-rounded Christian looking to improve their critical thinking skills, here is an accessible introduction to the study of logic (parts 1 & 2) as well as an in-depth treatment of the discipline (parts 3 & 4) from a professor with ...
Logic
It is the first work in English in which the history of logic is presented so extensively. The volumes are numerous and large.
This new text is based on the classic and bestselling textbook, A Concise Introduction to Logic, and nearly all of the exercises in the correlative chapters, so central to the effectiveness of that text, have been retained to ensure more ...