The Languages of Logic
Subtitle: An Introduction to Formal Logic
By: Samuel Guttenplan.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford, UK; Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 429
Subjects: Logic.
First sentence: Logic can be described as a way of thinking about thinking; it is the study of certain specific features of thought.
Description: 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 the necessary skills and techniques of formal logic.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface to the Second Edition
pagenum: vi; title: Preface to the First Edition
pagenum: vii; label: 1
title: Thinking
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: Arguments
pagenum: 14; label: 3
title: Strategy
pagenum: 28; label: 4
title: Primitive
pagenum: 40; label: 5
title: Sentential
pagenum: 60; label: 6
title: Decision
pagenum: 84; label: 7
title: Translating into Sentential
pagenum: 98; label: 8
title: The Strategy Applied and Extended
pagenum: 116; label: 9
title: Deduction
pagenum: 126; label: 10
title: Sentential and the Strategy
pagenum: 147; label: 11
title: Predicate: Part I
pagenum: 156; label: 12
title: Predicate: Part II
pagenum: 180; label: 13
title: Translating into Predicate
pagenum: 206; label: 14
title: Validity
pagenum: 232; label: 15
title: Identity, Problems and Prospects
pagenum: 260; label: 16
title: Modal
pagenum: 275; label: 17
title: Truth
pagenum: 288; label: Appendix 1
title: How to Learn Logic
pagenum: 309; title: Answers to Exercises Marked * in Lessons 1-14
pagenum: 379; label: Appendix 2
title: Truth Trees
pagenum: 391; label: Appendix 3
title: Alternative Notations
pagenum: 405; title: Answers to Exercises Marked & in Chapters 1-17
pagenum: 408; title: Reading List
pagenum: 424; title: Index
pagenum: 426