If A, then B : how the world discovered logic /
Shenefelt, Michael,1953-
White, Heidi
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-325) and index.
Dawn of logic -- Aristotle : greatest of the Greek logicians -- Aristotle's system : the logic of classification -- Chrysippus and the stoics : a world of interlocking structures -- Logic versus anti-logic : the laws of contradiction and excluded middle -- Logical fanatics, circular reasoning, and Descartes's fundamental principle -- Will the future resemble the past? : inductive logic and scientific method -- Rhetorical frauds and sophistical ploys : ten classic tricks -- Symbolic logic and the digital future -- Faith and the limits of logic : the last unanswered question -- Appendix : further fallacies.
Logic