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Deduction: Introductory Symbolic Logic, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-631-22713-7
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528 pages
November 2002, ©2002, Wiley-Blackwell
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1. Basic Concepts of Logic:.
Arguments.
Validity.
Implication And Equivalence.
Logical Properties Of Sentences.
Satisfiability.
2. Sentences:.
The Language Of Sentential Logic.
Truth Functions.
A Sentential Language.
Symbolization.
Validity.
Truth Tables.
Truth Tables for Formulas.
Truth Tables for Argument Forms.
Implication, Equivalence and Satisfiability.
3. Truth Trees:.
Thinking Backwards.
Constructing Truth Trees.
Negation, Conjunction, and Disjunction.
The Conditional and Biconditional.
Other Applications.
4. Natural Deduction:.
Natural Deduction Systems.
Rules for Negation and Conjunction.
Rules for the Conditional and Biconditional.
Rules for Disjunction.
Derivable Rules.
5. Quantifiers:.
Constants and Quantifiers.
Categorical Sentence Forms.
Polyadic Predicates.
The Language Q.
Symbolization.
6. Quantified Truth Trees:.
Rules for Quantifiers.
Strategies.
Interpretations.
Constructing Interpretations from Trees.
7. Quantified Natural Deduction:.
Deduction Rules for Quantifiers.
Universal Proof.
Derived Rules for Quantifiers.
8. Identity And Function Symbols:.
Identity.
Truth Tree Rules for Identity.
Deduction Rules for Identity.
Function Symbols.
9. Necessity:.
If.
Modal Connectives.
Symbolization.
Modal Truth Trees.
Other Tree Rules.
World Travelling.
Modal Deduction.
Other Modal Systems.
10. Between Truth And Falsehood:.
Vagueness And Presupposition.
Many-Valued Truth Tables.
Many-Valued Trees.
Many-Valued Deduction.
Fuzzy Logic.
Intuitionistic Logic.
11. Obligation:.
Deontic Connectives.
Deontic Truth Trees.
Deontic Deduction.
Moral and Practical Reasoning.
12. Counterfactuals:.
The Meaning of Counterfactuals.
Truth Tree Rules for Counterfactuals.
Deduction Rules for Counterfactuals.
Stalnaker's Semantics: System CS.
Lewis's Semantics: System CL.
13. Common-Sense Reasoning:.
When Good Arguments Go Bad.
Truth Trees.
Defeasible Deduction.
Defeasible Deontic Logic.
14. Quantifiers And Modality:.
Quantified S5.
Free Logic.
Bibliography.
Index.
Related Titles
Philosophical Logic
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