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Logic For Dummies
Mark Zegarelli (Author)
9781394362349, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 6 November 2025
416 pages
23.4 x 18.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.567 kg
An accessible resource to help you puzzle out logic concepts Logic For Dummies, 2nd Edition explains all the varied ways we use logic in philosophy, science, and everyday life. College students taking a logic course and lifelong learners alike can benefit from this accessible guide to logic concepts—such as syllogisms, constructing proofs and refutations, propositional and predicate logic, symbolic logic, modal and fuzzy logic, deductive and inductive reasoning, and beyond. With real-world examples, fun logic problems, and fully worked out proofs, you have plenty of opportunities to follow along and apply what you've learned. Logic For Dummies, 2nd Edition helps you connect the logical dots! Inside: Logic For Dummies, 2nd Edition is the logical choice for anyone who wants or needs to learn the concepts, theories, and formulas of logical reasoning.
Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Logic 5 Chapter 1: Taking a Logical Perspective 7 Chapter 2: Following Logical Developments from Aristotle to AI 17 Chapter 3: Just for the Sake of Argument 35 Part 2: Flourishing with Formal Sentential Logic 61 Chapter 4: Engaging with Formal Affairs 63 Chapter 5: Embracing the Value of Evaluation 87 Chapter 6: Turning the Tables: Evaluating Statements with Truth Tables 101 Chapter 7: Taking the Easy Way Out: Creating Quick Tables 121 Chapter 8: Knowing How Truth Grows on Trees 137 Part 3: Exploring Proofs, Syntax, and Semantics in SL 159 Chapter 9: Providing Proof for What You Propose 161 Chapter 10: Applying Equivalence Rules 177 Chapter 11: Making Big Assumptions with Conditional and Indirect Proof 195 Chapter 12: Polishing Off Your Proofs 207 Chapter 13: Putting Operators in Their Place 229 Chapter 14: Syntactical Maneuvers and Semantic Considerations 237 Part 4: Questing After Quantification Logic 247 Chapter 15: Expressing Quantity with Quality: Quantification Logic 249 Chapter 16: Embracing QL Translations 263 Chapter 17: Proving Arguments with QL 275 Chapter 18: Expanding Logical Relations 301 Chapter 19: Planting a Quantity of Truth Trees 315 Part 5: Meditating on Modern Developments in Logic 327 Chapter 20: Computer Logic 329 Chapter 21: Sporting Propositions: Non-classical Logic 341 Chapter 22: Paradox and Axiomatic Systems 357 Part 6: The Part of Tens 369 Chapter 23: Ten (or So) Quotes about Logic 371 Chapter 24: Ten Big Names in Logic 373 Chapter 25: Ten Tips for Passing a Logic Exam 377 Index 383
Subject Areas: Mathematics [PB]
