Introduction to Logic and Logical Discourse

by Satya Sundar Sethy

Overview

This book focuses on logic and logical language. It examines different types of words, terms and propositions in detail. While discussing the nature of propositions, it illustrates the procedures used to determine the truth and falsity of a proposition, and the validity and invalidity of an argument. In addition, the book provides a clear exposition of the pure and mixed form of syllogism with suitable examples. The book encompasses sentential logic, predicate logic, symbolic logic, induction and set theory topics. The book is designed to serve all those involved in teaching and learning courses on logic. It offers a valuable resource for students and researchers in philosophy, mathematics and computer science disciplines. Given its scope, it is an essential read for everyone interested in logic, language, formulation of the hypotheses for the scientific enquiries and research studies, and judging valid and invalid arguments in the natural language discourse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811626913
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	06/13/2021
Edition description:	1st ed. 2021
Pages:	285
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Satya Sundar Sethy is an Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. He has published several papers in international and national journals, contributed book chapters to the edited books. He is credited with an authored book Meaning and Language (2016), and two edited books Higher Education and Professional Ethics: Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers (2018) and Contemporary Ethical Issues in Engineering (2015). His current research interests include Analytic Philosophy, Logic, Engineering Ethics, Professional Ethics in Higher Education, Indian Philosophy, Consciousness Studies, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education settings.

Table of Contents

Part I. Logic and language.- Chapter 1. Definition, Nature, and Scope of Logic.- Chapter 2: Language, Logic, and Concepts.- Chapter 3. Classification of Logical Propositions.- Chapter 4. Square of Opposition of Propositions (SOP).- Chapter 5. Fundamental Principles of Logic / The Laws of Thought.- Chapter 6. Logical Paradoxes.- Part II. Immediate and Mediate Inference (Syllogism).- Chapter 7. Immediate Inference.- Chapter 8. Mediate Inference (Syllogism).- Chapter 9. Formal and Informal Fallacies.- Chapter 10. Pure and Mixed Syllogism.- Part III. Symbolic Logic.- Chapter 11. Symbolic Logic-01.- Chapter 12. Symbolic logic-02.- Part IV. Predicate Logic.- Chapter 13. Predicate Logic. Part V. Basic Sets and Laws of Algebra.- Chapter 14. Basic Sets.- Chapter 15. Basic Set Operations.- Chapter 16. Laws of Algebra of the Sets.- Part VI. Induction.- Chapter 17. Induction.- Chapter 18. J. Bentham & J.S. Mill’s Inductive method.- Chapter 19. Science and Hypothesis.- Bibliography.- Index.