The Logic Manual is a clear and concise introduction to logic for beginning philosophy students. It offers a complete introductory course, guiding the reader carefully through the topics in logic that are most important for the study of philosophy. It covers propositional and predicate logic with and without identity. It includes an account of the semantics of these languages including definitions of truth and satisfaction. Natural deduction is used as a proof system. Volker Halbach introduces the essential concepts through examples and informal explanations as well as through abstract definitions.
The Logic Manual provides the best entry to the general abstract way of thinking about language, logic, and semantics which is characteristic of contemporary philosophy. Exercises, examples, and sample examination papers are provided on an accompanying website.
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The Logic Manual is the ideal introduction to logic for beginning philosophy students. It offers a concise but complete introductory course, giving a firm grounding in the logic that is needed to study contemporary philosophy. Exercises, examples, and sample examination papers are provided on an accompanying website.
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1. Sets, Relations, and Arguments ; 2. Syntax and Semantics of Propositional Logic ; 3. Formalisation in Propositional Logic ; 4. The Syntax of Predicate Logic ; 5. The Semantics of Predicate Logic ; 6. Natural Deduction ; 7. Formalisation in Predicate Logic ; 8. Identity and Definite Descriptions ; Natural Deduction Rules
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Offers a complete introduction to logic in exceptionally clear and concise form
Attractively priced - easily affordable by students
Has been extensively road-tested before publication, as the text for the logic course at Oxford
More precise and reliable than any other introduction to logic
Ideal basis for the study of philosophy -- offers a real understanding of how and why logic works
Supporting website contains exercises, examples, and sample examination papers
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Volker Halbach is Reader and CUF Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford
Offers a complete introduction to logic in exceptionally clear and concise form
Attractively priced - easily affordable by students
Has been extensively road-tested before publication, as the text for the logic course at Oxford
More precise and reliable than any other introduction to logic
Ideal basis for the study of philosophy -- offers a real understanding of how and why logic works
Supporting website contains exercises, examples, and sample examination papers
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780199587841
Publisert
2010
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
320 gr
Høyde
233 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208
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