Logic As A Tool

Author : Valentin Goranko
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-02
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781118880043

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Written in a clear, precise and user-friendly style, Logic as a Tool: A Guide to Formal Logical Reasoning is intended for undergraduates in both mathematics and computer science, and will guide them to learn, understand and master the use of classical logic as a tool for doing correct reasoning. It offers a systematic and precise exposition of classical logic with many examples and exercises, and only the necessary minimum of theory. The book explains the grammar, semantics and use of classical logical languages and teaches the reader how grasp the meaning and translate them to and from natural language. It illustrates with extensive examples the use of the most popular deductive systems -- axiomatic systems, semantic tableaux, natural deduction, and resolution -- for formalising and automating logical reasoning both on propositional and on first-order level, and provides the reader with technical skills needed for practical derivations in them. Systematic guidelines are offered on how to perform logically correct and well-structured reasoning using these deductive systems and the reasoning techniques that they employ. •Concise and systematic exposition, with semi-formal but rigorous treatment of the minimum necessary theory, amply illustrated with examples •Emphasis both on conceptual understanding and on developing practical skills •Solid and balanced coverage of syntactic, semantic, and deductive aspects of logic •Includes extensive sets of exercises, many of them provided with solutions or answers •Supplemented by a website including detailed slides, additional exercises and solutions For more information browse the book's website at: https://logicasatool.wordpress.com

Author : Valentin Goranko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : OCLC:1105801875

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Logic as a Tool by Valentin Goranko Pdf

Written in a clear, precise and user-friendly style, Logic as a Tool: A Guide to Formal Logical Reasoning is intended for undergraduates in both mathematics and computer science, and will guide them to learn, understand and master the use of classical logic as a tool for doing correct reasoning. It offers a systematic and precise exposition of classical logic with many examples and exercises, and only the necessary minimum of theory. The book explains the grammar, semantics and use of classical logical languages and teaches the reader how grasp the meaning and translate them to and from natural language. It illustrates with extensive examples the use of the most popular deductive systems - axiomatic systems, semantic tableaux, natural deduction, and resolution - for formalising and automating logical reasoning both on propositional and on first-order level, and provides the reader with technical skills needed for practical derivations in them. Systematic guidelines are offered on how to perform logically correct and well-structured reasoning using these deductive systems and the reasoning techniques that they employ. Concise and systematic exposition, with semi-formal but rigorous treatment of the minimum necessary theory, amply illustrated with examples; Emphasis both on conceptual understanding and on developing practical skills; Solid and balanced coverage of syntactic, semantic, and deductive aspects of logic; Includes extensive sets of exercises, many of them provided with solutions or answers; Supplemented by a website including detailed slides, additional exercises and solutions.

Author : Patrick Blackburn,Hans van Ditmarsch,Maria Manzano,Fernando Soler-Toscano
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642213496

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Tools for Teaching Logic by Patrick Blackburn,Hans van Ditmarsch,Maria Manzano,Fernando Soler-Toscano Pdf

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Congress on Tools for Teaching Logic, TICTTL 2011, held in Salamanca, Spain, in June 2011. The 30 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The congress focusses on a variety of topics including: logic teaching software, teaching formal methods, logic in the humanities, dissemination of logic courseware and logic textbooks, methods for teaching logic at different levels of instruction, presentation of postgraduate programs in logic, e-learning, logic games, teaching argumentation theory and informal logic, and pedagogy of logic.

Author : Stephen M. Rice
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781601566102

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Force of Logic by Stephen M. Rice Pdf

Have you ever read a legal opinion and come across an odd term like the fallacy of denying the antecedent, the fallacy of the undistributed middle, or the fallacy of the illicit process and wondered how you missed that in law school? You’re not alone: every day, lawyers make arguments that fatally trespass the rules of formal logic—without realizing it—because traditional legal education often overlooks imparting the practical wisdom of ancient philosophy as it teaches students how to “think like a lawyer.” In his book, The Force of Logic: Using Formal Logic as a Tool in the Craft of Legal Argument, lawyer and law professor Stephen M. Rice guides you to develop your powers of legal reasoning in a new way, through effective tips and tactics that will forever change the way you argue your cases. Rice contends that formal logic provides tools that help lawyers distinguish good arguments from bad ones and, moreover, that they are simple to learn and use. When you know how to recognize logical fallacies, you will not only strengthen your own arguments, but you will also be able to punch holes in your opponent’s—and that can make the difference between winning and losing. In this book, Rice builds on the theoretical foundation of formal logic by demonstrating logical fallacies through the use of anecdotes, examples, graphical illustrations, and exercises for you to try that are derived from common case documents. It is a hands-on primer that presents a practical approach for understanding and mastering the place of formal logic in the art of legal reasoning. Whether you are a lawyer, a judge, a scholar, or a student, The Force of Logic will inspire you to love legal argument, and appreciate its beauty and complexity in a brand new way.

Author : Steven M. Cahn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429975318

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Thinking about Logic by Steven M. Cahn Pdf

Thinking about Logic is an accessible and thought-provoking collection of classic articles in the philosophy of logic. An ideal companion to any formal logic course or textbook, this volume illuminates how logic relates to perennial philosophical issues about knowledge, meaning, rationality, and reality. The editors have selected each essay for its brevity, clarity, and impact and have included insightful introductions and discussion questions. The puzzles raised will help readers acquire a more thorough understanding of fundamental logic concepts and a firmer command of the connections between formal logic and other areas of philosophical study: epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and metaphysics.

Author : Patrick Blackburn,Hans van Ditmarsch,Maria Manzano,Fernando Soler-Toscano
Publisher : Springer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642213502

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Tools for Teaching Logic by Patrick Blackburn,Hans van Ditmarsch,Maria Manzano,Fernando Soler-Toscano Pdf

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Congress on Tools for Teaching Logic, TICTTL 2011, held in Salamanca, Spain, in June 2011. The 30 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The congress focusses on a variety of topics including: logic teaching software, teaching formal methods, logic in the humanities, dissemination of logic courseware and logic textbooks, methods for teaching logic at different levels of instruction, presentation of postgraduate programs in logic, e-learning, logic games, teaching argumentation theory and informal logic, and pedagogy of logic.

Author : Johan van Benthem
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262720248

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Language in Action by Johan van Benthem Pdf

Language in Action demonstrates the viability of mathematical research into the foundations of categorial grammar, a topic at the border between logic and linguistics. Since its initial publication it has become the classic work in the foundations of categorial grammar. A new introduction to this paperback edition updates the open research problems and records relevant results through pointers to the literature. Van Benthem presents the categorial processing of syntax and semantics as a central component in a more general dynamic logic of information flow, in tune with computational developments in artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Using the paradigm of categorial grammar, he describes the substructural logics driving the dynamics of natural language syntax and semantics. This is a general type-theoretic approach that lends itself easily to proof-theoretic and semantic studies in tandem with standard logic. The emphasis is on a broad landscape of substructural categorial logics and their proof-theoretical and semantic peculiarities. This provides a systematic theory for natural language understanding, admitting of significant mathematical results. Moreover, the theory makes possible dynamic interpretations that view natural languages as programming formalisms for various cognitive activities.

Author : Luis H. González
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-07
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000356519

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The Fundamentally Simple Logic of Language by Luis H. González Pdf

The Fundamentally Simple Logic of Language: Learning a Second Language with the Tools of the Native Speaker presents a data-driven approach to understanding how native speakers do not use subject and direct object to process language. Native speakers know who does what in a sentence by applying intuitively two simple inferences that are argued to be part of universal grammar. The book explains and exemplifies these two inferences throughout. These two inferences explain the native speaker’s ease of acquisition and use, and answer difficult questions for linguistics (transitivity, case, semantic roles) in such a way that undergraduate students and second language learners can understand these concepts and apply them to their own language acquisition. While Spanish is used as the primary example, the theory can be applied to many other languages. This book will appeal to teachers and learners of any second language, as well as linguists interested in second language acquisition, in second language teaching, and in argument structure.

Author : Lisa Wyatt Knowlton,Cynthia C. Phillips
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781452216751

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The Logic Model Guidebook by Lisa Wyatt Knowlton,Cynthia C. Phillips Pdf

The Logic Model Guidebook offers clear, step-by-step support for creating logic models and the modeling process in a range of contexts. Lisa Wyatt Knowlton and Cynthia C. Phillips describe the structures, processes, and language of logic models as a robust tool to improve the design, development, and implementation of program and organization change efforts. The text is enhanced by numerous visual learning guides (sample models, checklists, exercises, worksheets) and many new case examples. The authors provide students, practitioners, and beginning researchers with practical support to develop and improve models that reflect knowledge, practice, and beliefs. The Guidebook offers a range of new applied examples. The text includes logic models for evaluation, discusses archetypes, and explores display and meaning. In an important contribution to programs and organizations, it emphasizes quality by raising issues like plausibility, feasibility, and strategic choices in model creation.

Author : Dariusz Surowik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Logic
ISBN : 8374311584

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Logic as a Tool by Dariusz Surowik Pdf

Author : M. Kracht
Publisher : North Holland
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1999-06-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024882297

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Tools and Techniques in Modal Logic by M. Kracht Pdf

This book treats modal logic as a theory, with several subtheories, such as completeness theory, correspondence theory, duality theory and transfer theory and is intended as a course in modal logic for students who have had prior contact with modal logic and who wish to study it more deeply. It presupposes training in mathematical or logic. Very little specific knowledge is presupposed, most results which are needed are proved in this book.

Author : Jane Evarian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578473917

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Who Logic by Jane Evarian Pdf

Author : Nancy B. Stern
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Computer programming
ISBN : UOM:39076006321496

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Flowcharting by Nancy B. Stern Pdf

Author : P.D. Magnus
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:8596547679349

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Forallx - An Introduction to Formal Logic by P.D. Magnus Pdf

Forallx is an introduction to sentential logic and first-order predicate logic with identity, logical systems that significantly influenced twentieth-century analytic philosophy. After working through the material in this book, a student should be able to understand most quantified expressions that arise in their philosophical reading. This book treats symbolization, formal semantics, and proof theory for each language. The discussion of formal semantics is more direct than in many introductory texts. Although forall x does not contain proofs of soundness and completeness, it lays the groundwork for understanding why these are things that need to be proven. Contents: What is logic? Sentential logic Truth tables Quanti ed logic Formal semantics Proofs Other symbolic notation Solutions to selected exercises

Author : Jean-Yves Beziau
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3764372591

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Logica Universalis by Jean-Yves Beziau Pdf

Universal Logic is not a new logic, but a general theory of logics, considered as mathematical structures. The name was introduced about ten years ago, but the subject is as old as the beginning of modern logic. It was revived after the flowering of thousands of new logics during the last thirty years: there was a need for a systematic theory of logics to put some order in this chaotic multiplicity. The present book contains recent works on universal logic by first-class researchers from all around the world. The book is full of new and challenging ideas that will guide the future of this exciting subject. It will be of interest for people who want to better understand what logic is. It will help those who are lost in the jungle of heterogeneous logical systems to find a way. Tools and concepts are provided here for those who want to study classes of already existing logics or want to design and build new ones.