Introduction to logic

introduction To Logic Offers One Of The Most Clear, Interesting And Accessible Introductions To What Has Long Been Considered One Of The Most Challenging Subjects In Philosophy. Harry Gensler Engages Students With The Basics Of Logic Through Practical Examples And Important Arguments Both In The History Of Philosophy And From Contemporary Philosophy. Using Simple And Manageable Methods For Testing Arguments, Students Are Led Step-by-step To Master The Complexities Of Logic. the Companion Logicola Instructional Program And Various Teaching Aids (including A Teacher's Manual) Are Available From The Book's Website: Www.routledge.com/textbooks/gensler_logic Introduction to Logic offers one of the most clear, interesting and accessible introductions to what has long been considered one of the most challenging subjects in philosophy. Harry Gensler engages students with the basics of logic through practical examples and important arguments both in the history of philosophy and from contemporary philosophy. Using simple and manageable methods for testing arguments, students are led step-by-step to master the complexities of logic. The companion LogiCola instructional program and various teaching aids (including a teacher's manual) are available from the book's (http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/gensler_logic) www.routledge.com/textbooks/gensler_l...

Introduction to Logic offers one of the most clear, interesting and accessible introductions to what has long been considered one of the most challenging subjects in philosophy. Harry Gensler engages students with the basics of logic through practical examples and important arguments both in the history of philosophy and from contemporary philosophy. Using simple and manageable methods for testing arguments, students are led step-by-step to master the complexities of logic.
The companion LogiCola instructional program and various teaching aids (including a teacher's manual) are available from the book's website: www.routledge.com/textbooks/gensler_logic

[This text] offers [an] introductions to what has long been considered one of the most challenging subjects in philosophy. [In the text, the author] engages readers with the basics of logic through practical examples and important arguments in the history of philosophy and from contemporary philosophy. Using simpler and manageable methods for testing arguments (including the star test for syllogisms and an easier way to do proofs), readers are led through in a careful step-by-step way to master the complexities of logic.-Back cover ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Syllogistic logic -- ch. 3. Basic propositional logic -- ch. 4. Propositional proofs -- ch. 5. Basic quantificational logic -- ch. 6. Relations and identity -- ch. 7. Basic modal logic -- ch. 8. Further modal systems -- ch. 9. Deontic and imperative logic -- ch. 10. Belief logic -- ch. 11. A formalized ethical theory -- ch. 12. Metalogic -- ch. 13. Inductive reasoning -- ch. 14. Meaning and definitions -- ch. 15. Fallacies and argumentation. This text offers one of the most clear and accessible introductions to logic and engages students with the basics of logic through practical examples and important arguments in both the history of and contemporary philosophy. Logic is about reasoning - about going from premises to a conclusion.