1st Edition

Elementary Logic

By Brian Garrett Copyright 2012
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Elementary Logic explains what logic is, how it is done, and why it can be exciting. The book covers the central part of logic that all students have to learn: propositional logic. It aims to provide a crystal-clear introduction to what is often regarded as the most technically difficult area in philosophy. The book opens with an explanation of what logic is and how it is constructed. Subsequent... Read more
1. What is Logic? 2. Logical Connectives and Truth Tables 3. Conditionals and modus ponens 4. Conjunction 5. Conditional Proof 6. Solutions to Selected Exercises I 7. Negation 8. Disjunction 9. Biconditional 10. Solutions to Selected Exercises II 11. Derived Rules 12. Truth Trees 13. Logical Reflections 14. Logic and Paradoxes

Biography

Brian Garrett