The Languages of Logic. An Introduction.

Samuel Guttenplan.

ISBN 10: 0631146245 / ISBN 13: 9780631146247

Published by Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1986

About this Item

First edition. Hardback. Octavo. x, 336pp. Original black boards with gilt spine titles. About fine. No dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # C167259

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Languages of Logic. An Introduction.
• Publisher: Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631146245
• ISBN 13: 9780631146247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

This is an introductory logic textbook which works from the conviction that logic is something to be learned and then used, rather than suffered and forgotten.

From the Back Cover

Logic is, and has always been, an essential part of philosophy. It employs concepts which are crucial for understanding thought and language, and demands a mastery of procedures and techniques. With the same intellectual goals as the first edition, this innovative introductory logic textbook explores the relationship between natural language and logic, motivating the student to acquire skills and techniques of formal logic.

This new and revised edition includes substantial additions which make the text even more useful to students and instructors alike. Central to these changes is an Appendix, 'How to Learn Logic', which takes the student through fourteen compact and sharply directed lessons with exercises and answers. Other new material includes a discussion of the truth tree method for both Sentential and Predicate logics, an account of alternative notations, and the provision of answers to selected exercises that figure in the main body of the book.