The logic of Alice : clear thinking in Wonderland /
Patten, Bernard M.
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books,
2009.
Patten provides a chapter-by-chapter skeleton key to Alice, which meticulously demonstrates how its various episodes reveal Dodgson's profound knowledge of the rules of clear thinking, informal and formal logic, symbolic logic, and human nature. --from publisher description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-318) and index.
Down the rabbit hole -- The pool of tears -- A caucus race and a long tale -- The rabbit sends in a little bill -- Advice from a caterpillar -- Pig and Pepper -- A mad tea party -- The Queen's croquet ground -- The Mock Turtle's story -- The lobster quadrille -- Who stole the tarts? -- Alice's evidence.
Patten provides a chapter-by-chapter skeleton key to Alice, which meticulously demonstrates how its various episodes reveal Dodgson's profound knowledge of the rules of clear thinking, informal and formal logic, symbolic logic, and human nature. --from publisher description
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
Logic in literature.
Fantasy fiction, English
Children's stories, English