Logic: The Basics

Jc Beall, Shay Allen Logan

ISBN 10: 1138852279 / ISBN 13: 9781138852273

Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB, 2017

About this Item

Logic: The Basics is an accessible introduction to several core areas of logic. The first part of the book features a self-contained introduction to the standard topics in classical logic, such as: · mathematical preliminaries· propositional logic· quantified logic (first monadic, then polyadic)· English and standard 'symbolic translations'· tableau procedures. Alongside comprehensive coverage of the standard topics, this thoroughly revised second edition also introduces several philosophically important nonclassical logics, free logics, and modal logics, and gives the reader an idea of how they can take their knowledge further. With its wealth of exercises (solutions available in the encyclopedic online supplement), Logic: The Basics is a useful textbook for courses ranging from the introductory level to the early graduate level, and also as a reference for students and researchers in philosophical logic.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Logic: The Basics
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138852279
• ISBN 13: 9781138852273
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 340 grams

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Synopsis

Logic: The Basics is an accessible introduction to several core areas of logic. The first part of the book features a self-contained introduction to the standard topics in classical logic, such as:

· mathematical preliminaries

· propositional logic

· quantified logic (first monadic, then polyadic)

· English and standard ‘symbolic translations’

· tableau procedures.

Alongside comprehensive coverage of the standard topics, this thoroughly revised second edition also introduces several philosophically important nonclassical logics, free logics, and modal logics, and gives the reader an idea of how they can take their knowledge further. With its wealth of exercises (solutions available in the encyclopedic online supplement), Logic: The Basics is a useful textbook for courses ranging from the introductory level to the early graduate level, and also as a reference for students and researchers in philosophical logic.

About the Author

Jc Beall is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA; and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.

Shay Allen Logan is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Logic at North Carolina State University, USA.