Sweet Reason: A Field Guide to Modern Logic - Brossura

Tymoczko, Thomas; Henle, James M.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0387989307 ISBN 13: 9780387989303

Casa editrice: Key College Pub, 2004

Riassunto

A revolutionary, introductory text for courses on modern logic. While the basic rudiments of formal and informal logical are all clearly described here, it also focuses students on the real world, where the discipline of logic adds substance and meaning to all kinds of human discourse. Everything from puzzles, paradoxes, and mathematical proofs, to campaign debate excerpts, government regulations, and cartoons are used to show how logic is put to work by philosophers, mathematicians, advertisers, computer scientists, politicians, and others. As the book alternately discusses, instructs, questions, teases, and challenges, readers will find themselves absorbing the fundamentals of the discipline, becoming fluent in the language of logic, understanding how logic works in the real world, and enjoying logic's ability to entertain, surprise, subvert, and enlighten.

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Recensione

"I think that this is the sort of book that generates strong opinions: you will either find it bewildering and perhaps loathe it, or you will find fascinating. It is certainly unique. I can think of no other logic text where xou will find out that the fact that "Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo." is a valid English sentence.
I am going to give my copy to the local school for use as a book for "Mathematics extension". I think my teenage sons will love it."
R. Downey, Victoria University in Newsletter of the New Zealand Mathematical Society, No.82, August 2001

Contenuti

Preface for the General Reader.- Preface for Logic Teachers: How to Use this Book in Logic Courses.- Introduction.- A Taste of Logic.- Everything All at Once and a Warning.- Statement Logic, Formal Languages, and Informal Arguments.- Valid Arguments, Convincing Arguments, and Punk Logic.- Predicates, Programs, and Antique Logic.- Deduction, Infinity, and a Haircut.- Symbolic Sophistication, Induction, and Business Logic.- Completeness, Disbelief, Debates, and Dinner.- Paradox, Impossibility, and the Law.- Notes.- References.- Hints.- Some Answers.- Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Key College Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0387989307
• ISBN 13: 9780387989303
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 644
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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