Studies and Exercises in Formal Logic: Including a Generalization of Logical Processes in Their Application to Complex Inference (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
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Master complex reasoning with proven methods for formal logic.
This book presents a thorough program of study in formal logic, including practical exercises and worked examples that illustrate reduction, obversion, and indirect proofs. It blends classic methods with careful analysis to help readers understand how to derive clear conclusions from complex propositions.
This edition focuses on how logical processes apply to intricate inferences, using reference to classic problems and Jevons’ exercises to show step-by-step solutions. It emphasizes techniques for verifying arguments, reducing complex propositions to simpler forms, and exploring the limits of syllogistic reasoning.
- Learn step-by-step strategies for reducing complex inferences to simpler forms.
- Explore practical methods for obversion, contraposition, and indirect proof.
- Work through worked examples that illustrate how to handle disjunctive and hypothetical syllogisms.
- Develop a solid grounding in the classic figures of the syllogism and their modern applications.
Ideal for students of logic and readers seeking a solid foundation in formal reasoning.
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John Neville Keynes (1852-1949) was an economist and father to the late John Maynard Keynes. He was also university lecturer in moral science and late fellow of Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge as well as late examiner in political economy at the University of London. One of his famous arguments was dividing the idea of Economy into three parts: positive economy, normative economy, and the "art of economics." He is most known for his Studies and Exercises in Formal Logic.
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