An Introduction to Logic: Using Natural Deduction, Real Arguments, A Little History and Some Humour

Richard T. W. Arthur

ISBN 10: 1554813328 / ISBN 13: 9781554813322

Published by Broadview Press Ltd, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Logic: Using Natural Deduction, Real Arguments, A Little History and Some Humour
• Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554813328
• ISBN 13: 9781554813322
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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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.

About the Author

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