Essentials of Symbolic Logic - Third Edition

R. L. Simpson

ISBN 10: 1551118939 / ISBN 13: 9781551118932

Published by Broadview Press Ltd Mär 2008, 2008

About this Item

Neuware - The third edition of Essentials of Symbolic Logic is a concise and clearly written introduction to the topic. Based on years of use in colleges and universities, the book provides an accessible and thorough grounding in sentence logic and predicate logic. While technical jargon is kept to a minimum, all necessary logical concepts and vocabulary are explained clearly. A standard system of natural deduction is developed, and readers are given suggestions for developing strategies for creating derivations (proofs) in this system.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essentials of Symbolic Logic - Third Edition
• Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd Mär 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551118939
• ISBN 13: 9781551118932
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 18D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 424 grams

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Synopsis

The third edition of Essentials of Symbolic Logic is a concise and clearly written introduction to the topic. Based on years of use in colleges and universities, the book provides an accessible and thorough grounding in sentence logic and predicate logic. While technical jargon is kept to a minimum, all necessary logical concepts and vocabulary are explained clearly. A standard system of natural deduction is developed, and readers are given suggestions for developing strategies for creating derivations (proofs) in this system.

An instructor’s website is available with solutions to all the exercises in the text, including the many new exercises which have been added to this new edition.

About the Author

R.L. Simpson is a Philosophy Professor at Camosun College in Victoria, British Columbia.