Elements of Logical Reasoning (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107610774)

Some of our earliest experiences of the conclusive force of an argument come from school mathematics: faced with a mathematical proof, we cannot deny the conclusion once the premises have been accepted. Behind such arguments lies a more general pattern of 'demonstrative arguments' that is studied in the science of logic. Logical reasoning is applied at all levels, from everyday life to advanced sciences, and a remarkable level of complexity is achieved in everyday logical reasoning, even if the principles behind it remain intuitive. Jan von Plato provides an accessible but rigorous introduction to an important aspect of contemporary logic: its deductive machinery. He shows that when the forms of logical reasoning are analysed, it turns out that a limited set of first principles can represent any logical argument. His book will be valuable for students of logic, mathematics and computer science.

Author: Jan Von Plato
ISBN-10: 110761077X
ISBN-13: 9781107610774
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/23/2014
Pages: 271
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.80w x 0.60d