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A Concise Introduction to Logic [With CDROM] by Hurley, Patrick J.

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Binding
Hardcover
Book Title
A Concise Introduction to Logic [With CDROM]
Weight
2 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
0534585051
Subject Area
Philosophy, Education
Publication Name
Concise Introduction to Logic
Publisher
Wadsworth
Item Length
9.3 in
Subject
General, Logic, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Publication Year
2005
Series
Available Titles Cengagenow Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Patrick J. Hurley
Item Weight
43.3 Oz
Item Width
7.4 in
Number of Pages
672 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wadsworth
ISBN-10
0534585051
ISBN-13
9780534585051
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44173820

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
672 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Concise Introduction to Logic
Publication Year
2005
Subject
General, Logic, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Type
Textbook
Author
Patrick J. Hurley
Subject Area
Philosophy, Education
Series
Available Titles Cengagenow Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
43.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
9
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-114135
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
A
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
160
Table Of Content
1. BASIC CONCEPTS. Arguments, Premises, and Conclusions. Recognizing Arguments. Deduction and Induction. Validity, Truth, Soundness, Strength, Cogency. Argument Forms: Proving Invalidity. Extended Arguments. 2. LANGUAGE: MEANING AND DEFINITION. Varieties of Meaning. The Intension and Extension of Terms. Definitions and Their Purposes. Definitional Techniques. Criteria for Lexical Definitions. 3. INFORMAL FALLACIES. Fallacies in General. Fallacies of Relevance. Fallacies of Weak Induction. Fallacies of Presumption, Ambiguity, and Grammatical Analogy. Fallacies in Ordinary Language. 4. CATEGORICAL PROPOSITIONS. The Components of Categorical Propositions. Quality, Quantity, and Distribution. Venn Diagrams and the Modern Square of Opposition. Conversion, Obversion, and Contraposition. The Traditional Square of Opposition. Venn Diagrams and the Traditional Standpoint. Translating Ordinary Language Statements into Categorical Form. 5. CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISMS. Standard Form, Mood, and Figure. Venn Diagrams. Rules and Fallacies. Reducing the Number of Terms. Ordinary Language Arguments. Enthymemes. Sorties. 6. PROPOSITIONAL LOGIC. Symbols and Translation. Truth Functions. Truth Tables for Propositions. Truth Tables for Arguments. Indirect Truth Tables. Argument Forms and Fallacies. 7. NATURAL DEDUCTION IN PROPOSITIONAL LOGIC. Rules of Implication I. Rules of Implication II. Rules of Replacement I. Rules of Replacement II. Conditional Proof. Indirect Proof. Proving Logical Truths. 8. PREDICATE LOGIC. Symbols and Translation. Using the Rules of Inference. Change of Quantifier Rule. Conditional and Indirect Proof. Proving Invalidity. Relational Predicates and Overlapping Quantifiers. Identity. 9. INDUCTION. Analogy and Legal and Moral Reasoning. Causality and Mill's Methods. Probability. Statistical Reasoning. Hypothetical/Scientific Reasoning. Science and Superstition. Appendix: Logic And Taking Standardized Tests. Answers to Selected Exercises. Glossary. Index.
Synopsis
Unsurpassed for its clarity, conciseness, and comprehensiveness, Hurley's market-leading A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC has established itself as the standard for introductory logic classes. Hailed in the first eight editions for an unwavering commitment to lucid, focused, reader-friendly presentations of logic's basic topics, the latest edition also continues to expand upon Hurley's tradition of technological excellence with the introduction of vMentor and iLrn Logic. These two technologies help you manage the workload of teaching logic by providing your students with a live, online logic tutoring service and you with an online system that automates homework and test grading. In addition, Hurley's outstanding LEARNING LOGIC-an interactive, audio-visual recasting of the entire text-remains a free supplement with each copy of the text. Rounded out with a Book Companion Website that features student quizzing and interactive tutorials on Venn diagrams and truth tables, Hurley's A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC, Ninth Edition is not only the most logically sound choice that a professor could make for his or her logic course, but the most "technologically" sound choice as well., Unsurpassed for its clarity, conciseness, and comprehensiveness, Hurley's market-leading A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC has established itself as the standard for introductory logic classes. Hailed in the first eight editions for an unwavering commitment to lucid, focused, reader-friendly presentations of logic's basic topics, the latest edition also continues to expand upon Hurley's tradition of technological excellence with the introduction of vMentor and iLrn Logic. These two technologies help you manage the workload of teaching logic by providing your students with a live, online logic tutoring service and you with an online system that automates homework and test grading. In addition, Hurley's outstanding LEARNING LOGIC'an interactive, audio-visual recasting of the entire text'remains a free supplement with each copy of the text. Rounded out with a Book Companion Website that features student quizzing and interactive tutorials on Venn diagrams and truth tables, Hurley's A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC, Ninth Edition is not only the most logically sound choice that a professor could make for his or her logic course, but the most "technologically" sound choice as well.
LC Classification Number
BC108.H83 2005

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