Author Description
This text presents all techniques and concepts with clear, comprehensive explanations, and includes a wealth of carefully constructed examples. Its flexible organization (with all chapters complete and self-contained) allows instructors the freedom to cover the topics they want in the order they choose.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates the fundamental principles of formal logic, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding deductive reasoning and symbolic systems. The authors, Jack Nelson, James Moor, and Merrie Bergmann, utilize their extensive academic backgrounds to present complex logical concepts through structured explanations and illustrative examples. The book serves as a pedagogical tool designed to bridge the gap between introductory concepts and advanced logical analysis.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Formal systems of propositional and predicate logic
- Techniques for constructing and evaluating proofs
- Semantic and syntactic analysis of logical arguments
- Comprehensive sets of exercises for skill reinforcement
Scope Limits
- Advanced topics in metalogic or non-classical logic systems
- Historical development of logical theory
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Instructors and students frequently highlight this text as a reliable, foundational resource for university-level logic courses. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which is balanced by the clear, modular organization of the chapters.
Page Count:
592
Publication Date:
1997-03-31
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN-10:
0070060592
ISBN-13:
9780070060593
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