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Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
For thousands of years, mathematicians have used the timeless art of logic to see the world more clearly. In The Art of Logic, Royal Society Science Book Prize nominee Eugenia Cheng shows how anyone can think like a mathematician - and see, argue and think better.
Learn how to simplify complex decisions without over-simplifying them. Discover the power of analogies and the dangers of false equivalences. Find out how people construct misleading arguments, and how we can argue back.
Eugenia Cheng teaches us how to find clarity without losing nuance, taking a careful scalpel to the complexities of politics, privilege, sexism and dozens of other real-world situations. Her Art of Logic is a practical and inspiring guide to decoding the modern world.
Beginning with a review of formal languages and their syntax and
semantics, Logic, Proof and Computation conducts a computer
assisted course in formal reasoning and the relevance of logic to
mathematical proof, information processing and philosophy. Topics
covered include formal grammars, semantics of formal languages,
sequent systems, truth-tables, propositional and first order logic,
identity, proof heuristics, regimentation, set theory, databases,
automated deduction, proof by induction, Turing machines,
undecidability and a computer illustration of the reasoning
underpinning Godel's incompleteness proof. LPC is designed as a
multidisciplinary reader for students in computing, philosophy and
mathematics.
Informed by co-author Debby Hutchins' extensive teaching experience
and research on logic education, The Art of Reasoning is the most
effective text for teaching logic today. The Fifth Edition features
a new chapter on cognitive biases, along with a new learning
framework and newly designed problem sets that encourage
incremental learning. Supporting resources are enhanced by
InQuizitive, an award-winning adaptive learning tool that
facilitates mastery of core concepts.
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