{"product_id":"the-logic-of-real-arguments-hardback-9780521652414","title":"The Logic of Real Arguments (Hardback) 9780521652414","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Logic of Real Arguments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis new and expanded edition of The Logic of Real Arguments explains a distinctive method for analysing and evaluating arguments.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlec Fisher (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521652414, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 September 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 2 cm, 0.509 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"As an introduction to logic which prepares students to use the discipline in future studies, Real Arguments has no serious competitors.\"   Informal Logic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis new and expanded edition of The Logic of Real Arguments explains a distinctive method for analysing and evaluating arguments. It discusses many examples, ranging from newspaper articles to extracts from classic texts, and from easy passages to much more difficult ones. It shows students how to use the question 'What argument or evidence would justify me in believing P?', and also how to deal with suppositional arguments beginning with the phrase 'Suppose that X were the case.' It aims to help students to think critically about the kind of sustained, theoretical arguments which they commonly encounter in the course of their studies, including arguments about the natural world, about society, about policy, and about philosophy. It will be valuable for students and their teachers in a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, law and the social sciences.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to first edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to second edition\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. A general method of argument analysis\u003cbr\u003e 3. A first example - from Thomas Malthus\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reasoning about nuclear deterrence\u003cbr\u003e 5. An example from John Stuart Mill\u003cbr\u003e 6. Arguments about God's existence\u003cbr\u003e 7. How do your mind and body interact?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Suppose for the sake of argument that ...\u003cbr\u003e 9. An example from Karl Marx\u003cbr\u003e 10. Evaluating scientific arguments: some initial examples\u003cbr\u003e 11. Philosophical assumptions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Elementary formal logic\u003cbr\u003e Exercises.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy: logic [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy: logic\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy:%20logic%20%5BHPL%5D%22\"\u003eHPL\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46251981242648,"sku":"9780521652414","price":78.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521654814.jpg?v=1691927792","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-logic-of-real-arguments-hardback-9780521652414","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}