Logical Skills

2021-03-30 Philosophy

Author : Julie Brumberg-Chaumont
Release : 2021-03-30
Genre : Philosophy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 461/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Logical Skills by : Julie Brumberg-Chaumont

Download or read book Logical Skills written by Julie Brumberg-Chaumont. This book was released on 2021-03-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contributed volume explores the ways logical skills have been perceived over the course of history. The authors approach the topic from the lenses of philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and history to examine two opposing perceptions of logic: the first as an innate human ability and the second as a skill that can be learned and mastered. Chapters focus on the social and political dynamics of the use of logic throughout history, utilizing case studies and critical analyses. Specific topics covered include: the rise of logical skills problems concerning medieval notions of idiocy and rationality decolonizing natural logic natural logic and the course of time Logical Skills: Social-Historical Perspectives will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers in the fields of history, sociology, philosophy, and logic. Psychology and colonial studies scholars will also find this volume to be of particular interest.

Logical Thinking Skills

2000-08-20 Reasoning

Author : Frank Schaffer Publications
Release : 2000-08-20
Genre : Reasoning
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Book Rating : 213/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Logical Thinking Skills by : Frank Schaffer Publications

Download or read book Logical Thinking Skills written by Frank Schaffer Publications. This book was released on 2000-08-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains ideas to stimulate and challenge learners to organize, gather data, combine, order, reason, interpret data, think critically and apply problem solving skills.

Logical Reasoning

1993 Critical thinking

Author : Bradley Harris Dowden
Release : 1993
Genre : Critical thinking
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Book Rating : 884/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Logical Reasoning written by Bradley Harris Dowden. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to engage students' interest and promote their writing abilities while teaching them to think critically and creatively. Dowden takes an activist stance on critical thinking, asking students to create and revise arguments rather than simply recognizing and criticizing them. His book emphasizes inductive reasoning and the analysis of individual claims in the beginning, leaving deductive arguments for consideration later in the course.

Logic as a Tool

2016-09-02 Mathematics

Author : Valentin Goranko
Release : 2016-09-02
Genre : Mathematics
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Book Rating : 048/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Logic as a Tool written by Valentin Goranko. This book was released on 2016-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a clear, precise and user-friendly style, Logic as a Tool: A Guide to Formal Logical Reasoning is intended for undergraduates in both mathematics and computer science, and will guide them to learn, understand and master the use of classical logic as a tool for doing correct reasoning. It offers a systematic and precise exposition of classical logic with many examples and exercises, and only the necessary minimum of theory. The book explains the grammar, semantics and use of classical logical languages and teaches the reader how grasp the meaning and translate them to and from natural language. It illustrates with extensive examples the use of the most popular deductive systems -- axiomatic systems, semantic tableaux, natural deduction, and resolution -- for formalising and automating logical reasoning both on propositional and on first-order level, and provides the reader with technical skills needed for practical derivations in them. Systematic guidelines are offered on how to perform logically correct and well-structured reasoning using these deductive systems and the reasoning techniques that they employ. •Concise and systematic exposition, with semi-formal but rigorous treatment of the minimum necessary theory, amply illustrated with examples •Emphasis both on conceptual understanding and on developing practical skills •Solid and balanced coverage of syntactic, semantic, and deductive aspects of logic •Includes extensive sets of exercises, many of them provided with solutions or answers •Supplemented by a website including detailed slides, additional exercises and solutions For more information browse the book's website at: https://logicasatool.wordpress.com

Being Logical

2005-05-10 Reference

Author : D.Q. McInerny
Release : 2005-05-10
Genre : Reference
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Book Rating : 159/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Being Logical written by D.Q. McInerny. This book was released on 2005-05-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professor Logic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Being logical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also requires studying and understanding illogical thinking, both to sharpen one’s own skills and to protect against incoherent, or deliberately misleading, reasoning. Elegant, pithy, and precise, Being Logical breaks logic down to its essentials through clear analysis, accessible examples, and focused insights. D. Q. McInerney covers the sources of illogical thinking, from naïve optimism to narrow-mindedness, before dissecting the various tactics—red herrings, diversions, and simplistic reasoning—the illogical use in place of effective reasoning. An indispensable guide to using logic to advantage in everyday life, this is a concise, crisply readable book. Written explicitly for the layperson, McInerny’s Being Logical promises to take its place beside Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style as a classic of lucid, invaluable advice. Praise for Being Logical “Highly readable . . . D. Q. McInerny offers an introduction to symbolic logic in plain English, so you can finally be clear on what is deductive reasoning and what is inductive. And you’ll see how deductive arguments are constructed.”—Detroit Free Press “McInerny’s explanatory outline of sound thinking will be eminently beneficial to expository writers, debaters, and public speakers.”—Booklist “Given the shortage of logical thinking, And the fact that mankind is adrift, if not sinking, It is vital that all of us learn to think straight. And this small book by D.Q. McInerny is great. It follows therefore since we so badly need it, Everybody should not only but it, but read it.” —Charles Osgood

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