How do we reason?: an introduction to logic
"How exactly does logic work? What makes some arguments valid and others not? What does a faithful use of logic look like? In this introduction to logic, philosopher Forrest Baird considers the basic building blocks of human reason, including types of arguments, fallacies, syllogisms, symbols, and proofs, all of which are demonstrated with exercises for students throughout"--
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- Full title :How do we reason? : an introduction to logic / Forrest E. Baird.
Summary
"How exactly does logic work? What makes some arguments valid and others not? What does a faithful use of logic look like? In this introduction to logic, philosopher Forrest Baird considers the basic building blocks of human reason, including types of arguments, fallacies, syllogisms, symbols, and proofs, all of which are demonstrated with exercises for students throughout"--
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- Publication Date:2021
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):IVP Academic an imprint of InterVarsity Press
- Place of Publication:Downers Grove, Illinois
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2021
The Physical Object
- Description:xv, 245 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780830855155, 0830855157
- oclc:on1227823726
- LC Classification:BT50
- Dewey Decimal:160
Table of Contents
The functions of language -- Informal fallacies -- Standard-form categorical propositions -- Standard-form categorical syllogisms -- Syllogisms in ordinary language -- Symbols and statements -- Symbols and arguments.
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