Five Ways of Saying Therefore Arguments, Proofs, Conditionals, Cause and Effect, Explanations

Name: Five Ways of Saying Therefore Arguments, Proofs, Conditionals, Cause and Effect, Explanations
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ISBN: 9780534580667

ISBN-10: 0534580661

ISBN-13: 9780534580667

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Richard L. Epstein

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Logic is the art of making inferences, of how to say "therefore". In this book, Richard L. Epstein surveys the five main ways to do that: arguments, proofs, conditionals, cause and effect, and explanations. He does so in an exceptionally clear and simple way, unifying the most advanced research in a presentation that is suitable for students, scholars, and instructors. Part I covers arguments, the use of inferences to convince someone that a conclusion is true. In trying to decide whether there are clear standards for saying that an argument is good or bad, a basis for analyzing inferences is given that carries over to other uses of "therefore." Part II is concerned with how the use of…

Book details

List price: $100.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 6/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 380
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Introduction


Acknowledgements



Arguments


Claims


Arguments


Good Arguments


Repairing Arguments


Fallacies


Induction and Deduction


The Strength of an Argument


Probability


Generalizations


Analogies


Reasoning from Hypotheses


""Therefore""



Proofs


Proofs



Conditionals


""If?Then?""


When is a Conditional True?


Modal Logic


Conditionals as Condensed Inferences


""Therefore""



Cause and Effect


What is a Cause?


What is the Relation of Cause to Effect?


Examples of Cause and Effect


Cause in