Logic and Philosophy Philosophy

Name: Logic and Philosophy Philosophy
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ISBN: 9780268012991

ISBN-10: 0268012997

ISBN-13: 9780268012991

Edition: 1993

Authors: William H. Brenner

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In the Western philosophical tradition logical investigation and philosophical advance have been inextricably linked, each having stimulated and shaped the other. In Logic and Philosophy William H. Brenner examines a broad range of logical concepts and methods as they relate to the larger context of philosophical investigation and thus bring to light the philosophical depth of logic and its relevance to philosophy in general.

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Publication date: 9/30/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English




Introduction



Thales to Aristotle



Logic and Philosophy



Traditional Logic



Terms, Statements, Syllogisms



More Syllogisms



"The Four Causes"



Definitions



Modern Logic



Truth Functions



Truth Tables



Formal Deductions



More Formal Deductions



Language, Logic, and the Meaning of Life



Non-Deductive Reasoning



Induction



Non-Inductive Reasoning by Analogy



"The Dualism Argument"



Varieties of Argument



Fallacies



Begging the Question, Inconsistency, and Non Sequitur



More Non Sequiturs



"The Naturalistic Fallacy"



Plato and Kant



The Empirical / A Priori Distinction



"Care of the Soul"



"Synthetic A Priori Knowledge"



"The Starry Skies Above and the Moral Law Within"



Descartes and Wittgenstein



Mind and Body



Subject and Object



"Meaning as Use"



"Theology as Grammar"



"Essence is Expressed by Grammar"



Conclusion



Thales to Aristotle



Logic and Philosophy



Checklist


Appendix 1: Rules of the Syllogism


Appendix 2: Venn Diagrams


Appendix 3: Recommended Readings


Appendix 4: Answers to Selected Exercises


Glossary of Terms and Names


Notes


Index