Introduction To Symbolic Logic
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At the crossroads of philosophy and mathematics lies symbolic logic — a discipline that strips language down to its bare formal skeleton and reveals the hidden architecture of valid reasoning. Introduction to Symbolic Logic by A. H. Basson and D. J. O'Connor presents a clear, concise account of modern symbolic logic aimed squarely at students encountering the subject at the elementary level. The text instructs readers in the foundational systems of propositional and predicate logic, illustrating how traditional collegiate logic relates to its more rigorous symbolic counterpart. Exercises are woven throughout to reinforce comprehension, and a bibliographical guide directs the curious reader toward further study. Basson and O'Connor write with an admirable economy of language, making abstract formal systems accessible without sacrificing intellectual rigour. Now in its Third Edition, the work has proven its lasting pedagogical value across generations of philosophy and mathematics students alike. A bibliographical guide to further reading ensures that those who finish this compact volume are left not satisfied, but hungry — poised at the threshold of a far deeper logical universe.
Author: A. H. Basson And D. J. O'Connor
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, -
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: wear and tear. Page Condition: Good.
At the crossroads of philosophy and mathematics lies symbolic logic — a discipline that strips language down to its bare formal skeleton and reveals the hidden architecture of valid reasoning. Introduction to Symbolic Logic by A. H. Basson and D. J. O'Connor presents a clear, concise account of modern symbolic logic aimed squarely at students encountering the subject at the elementary level. The text instructs readers in the foundational systems of propositional and predicate logic, illustrating how traditional collegiate logic relates to its more rigorous symbolic counterpart. Exercises are woven throughout to reinforce comprehension, and a bibliographical guide directs the curious reader toward further study. Basson and O'Connor write with an admirable economy of language, making abstract formal systems accessible without sacrificing intellectual rigour. Now in its Third Edition, the work has proven its lasting pedagogical value across generations of philosophy and mathematics students alike. A bibliographical guide to further reading ensures that those who finish this compact volume are left not satisfied, but hungry — poised at the threshold of a far deeper logical universe.