
Logic Primer
MIT Press
2nd Edition
Published on 16. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-262-51126-1 (ISBN)
Description
Logic Primer presents a rigorous introduction to natural deduction systems of sentential and first-order logic.Logic Primer presents a rigorous introduction to natural deduction systems of sentential and first-order logic. The text is designed to foster the student-instructor relationship. The key concepts are laid out in concise definitions and comments, with the expectation that the instructor will elaborate upon them. New to the second edition is the addition of material on the logic of identity in chapters 3 and 4. An innovative interactive Web site, consisting of a "Logic Daemon" and a "Quizmaster," encourages students to formulate their own proofs and links them to appropriate explanations in the book.
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Series
Edition
second edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-51126-1 (9780262511261)
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Persons
Colin Allen is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University. He is the coauthor of Nature's Purposes (MIT Press, 1998), Species of Mind (MIT Press, 1997), and The Cognitive Animal (MIT Press, 2001).
Michael Hand is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University.
Michael Hand is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University.