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An Introduction to Logic - Second Edition: Using Natural Deduction, Real Arguments, a Little History, and Some Humour
Richard T. W. Arthur
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Paperback. An Introduction to Logic connects the formal techniques of modern logic with real arguments from history, philosophy, and literature. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 643.
Richard Arthur's Natural Deduction provides a wide-ranging introduction to logic. In lively and readable prose, Arthur presents a new approach to the study of logic, one that seeks to integrate methods of argument analysis developed in modern informal logic with natural deduction techniques. The dry bones of logic are given flesh by unusual attention to the history of the subject, from Pythagoras, the Stoics, and Indian Buddhist logic, through Lewis Carroll, Venn, and Boole, to Russell, Frege, and Monty Python. In this new edition, more exercises have been added and others have been updated and replaced. ... Read more
Richard Arthur's Natural Deduction provides a wide-ranging introduction to logic. In lively and readable prose, Arthur presents a new approach to the study of logic, one that seeks to integrate methods of argument analysis developed in modern informal logic with natural deduction techniques. The dry bones of logic are given flesh by unusual attention to the history of the subject, from Pythagoras, the Stoics, and Indian Buddhist logic, through Lewis Carroll, Venn, and Boole, to Russell, Frege, and Monty Python. In this new edition, more exercises have been added and others have been updated and replaced. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Broadview Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Peterborough, Canada
ISBN
9781554813322
SKU
V9781554813322
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About Richard T. W. Arthur
Richard T.W. Arthur is Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University, Canada.
Reviews for An Introduction to Logic - Second Edition: Using Natural Deduction, Real Arguments, a Little History, and Some Humour
Richard Arthur's book offers a fresh new perspective on the pedagogy of introductory logic instruction and its underlying philosophy. Its approach makes informal logic and critical thinking mesh smoothly and intuitively with formal logic, thus clarifying the relevance of formal logic to the assessment of natural argument. My experience of teaching from the first edition was very positive; the book ... Read more