Product Description
by Harry J. Gensler (Author)
Introduction to Logic is clear and concise, uses interesting examples, and has innovative, easy-to-use proof methods. It covers a wide range of topics, including syllogisms; definitions and fallacies; inductive reasoning; propositional and quantificational logic; modal, deontic, and belief logic; and metalogic, history of logic, deviant logic, and philosophy of logic. Different parts can be used in a range of logic courses. Updates to the Third Edition include fuller coverage of traditional Copi proofs, better explanations of truth trees, improved explanations throughout, and updated and improved LogiCola software (still free from http: //www.harryhiker.com/lc).
Author Biography
Harry J. Gensler, S.J., is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. His fourteen earlier books include Gödel's Theorem Simplified (1984), Formal Ethics (1996), Catholic Philosophy Anthology (2005), Historical Dictionary of Logic (2006), Historical Dictionary of Ethics (2008), Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction (1998 & 2011), Ethics and the Golden Rule (2013), and Ethics and Religion (2016).
