This third edition includes expanded exercise sets for all chapters, updated examples, and extended discussion of concepts such as inductive reasoning, truth trees, and natural deduction. This text will be helpful to all those who are interested in learning about the discipline of logic.
This third edition includes expanded exercise sets for all chapters, updated examples, and extended discussion of concepts such as inductive reasoning, truth trees, and natural deduction. This text will be helpful to all those who are interested in learning about the discipline of logic.
Michael F. Goodman holds a doctorate in philosophy from Michigan State University and is professor of philosophy at Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. He has published numerous papers and books and is a regular participant at conferences. His primary areas of interest in philosophy are logic, philosophy of science, epistemology, and the philosophy of David Hume.
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Preface Key to Symbols 1. Core Concepts 2. Informal Fallacies 3. Translations 4. Truth Tables: Sentences 5. Truth Tables: Arguments 6. Truth Trees 7. Natural Deduction 8. Predicate Logic Solutions to Selected Exercises Glossary Schematic Tables