- August 2008
132.- Euro
2008. 666 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 0-470-41418-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-41418-7 - John Wiley & Sons








Detailed description
Sweet Reason is a unique introductory text for modern logic courses that covers both the basic rudiments of formal and informal logic as well as the real world where the discipline of logic adds substance and meaning to human discourse. As the text 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, discover, and enlighten.

From the contents
Preface for the General Reader xv
Preface for Logic Teachers: How to Use This Book in Logic Courses xix
Introduction 1

1 A Taste of Logic

2 Everything All at Once and a Warning

3 Statement Logic, Formal Languages, and Informal Arguments

4 Valid Arguments, Convincing Arguments, and Punk Logic

5 Predicates, Programs, and Antique Logic

6 Deduction, Infinity, and a Haircut

7 Symbolic Sophistication, Induction, and Business Logic

8 Completeness, Disbelief, Debates, and Dinner

9 Paradox, Impossibility, and the Law

Notes, References, Hints, and Some Answers
Index 639