An Introduction to Logic - Second Edition: Using Natural Deduction, Real Arguments, a Little History, and Some Humour - Softcover

Arthur, Richard T.W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554813328 ISBN 13: 9781554813322

Publisher: Broadview Press, 2016

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Richard T.W. Arthur is Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554813328
• ISBN 13: 9781554813322
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 456