Harry J Gensler: Introduction to Logic

Cover: 9781138910591 | Introduction to Logic | Harry J Gensler | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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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.

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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. You can still install LogiCola for free (from [...] or [...]

Über den Autor

Harry J. Gensler, S.J., is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. His fourteen earlier books include Gödel's Theorem Simplified (1984), Formal Ethics (1996), Catholic Philosophy Anthology (2005), Historical Dictionary of Logic (2006), Historical Dictionary of Ethics (2008), Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction (1998 & 2011), Ethics and the Golden Rule (2013), and Ethics and Religion (2016).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781138910591
ISBN-10:	1138910597
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Gensler, Harry J
Auflage:	3. Auflage
Hersteller:	Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 24 mm
Von/Mit:	Harry J Gensler
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.12.2016
Gewicht:	0,804 kg