Overview

This new text brings the traditional material of introductory logic (critical thinking, informal and modern symbolic logic) to bear on present day issues ' terrorism, abortion, the death penalty, ABM treaty, stem cell research ' essays and editorials found in the New York Times, USA Today, Miami Herald, and other major newspapers and news magazines from all over the United States. This original format engages students in applying logic and critical thinking to important issues. They learn not only the techniques of introductory logic but will achieve a much deeper understanding of the great controversies that we face.

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Author:   Maurice Stanley (University of North Carolina, Wilmington)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780534573782

ISBN 10:   0534573789
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   21 November 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Part One: Critical Thinking. 1. Arguments. 1.1 Arguments: Premises and Conclusions. 1.2 Arguments: Deductive and Inductive. 1.3 Extended Arguments. 1.4 Explanations and Other Non-Arguments. 1.5 Summary of Chapter One. 1.6 Applications: The Suicide Machine. Jack Kevorkian Murder Verdict. 2. The Context of Arguments - Critical Thinking. 2.1 Disagreement and Controversy. 2.2 The Aims of Critical Thinking. 2.3 Uses of Language. 2.4 Challenging Premises. 2.5 Competing Arguments. 2.6 Summary of Chapter Two. 2.7 Applications: Essays on Bosnia. Columbine School Shootings. Part Two: Informal Logic. 3. Informal Fallacies. 3.1 Fallacies. 3.2 Fallacies of Ambiguity. 3.3 Avoiding Ambiguity: Definition. 3.4 Fallacies of Presumption. 3.5 Fallacies of Irrelevance. 3.6 Sophistries and Diversions. 3.7 Summary of Chapter Three. (Complete List of Fallacies). 3.8 Applications: Essay on Violent Protest. Ross Perot Speech. Part Three: Formal Logic. 4. The Syllogism. 4.1 Categorical Statements. 4.2 Translations. 4.3 The Traditional Square of Opposition. 4.4 Immediate Inference. 4.5 The Categorical Syllogism. 4.6 Venn Diagrams. 4.7 Rules and Formal Fallacies of Syllogism. 4.8 Enthymemes and Sorites. 4.9 Summary of Chapter Four. 4.10 Applications: On Death Sentence. Helms on AIDS. A Murdered Girl. 5. Truth-Functional Logic. 5.1 Basic Symbols. 5.2 Some More Argument Forms. 5.3 Deductive Proofs. Rules of Inference. Rules of Replacement. 5.4 Proving Invalidity. 5.5 Summary of Chapter Five. 5.6 Applications: Spousal Abuse Evidence in O. J. Simpson Trial. Violent Protest. 6. Quantifiers. 6.1 Quantifier Rules. 6.2 Proving Invalidity of Quantified Arguments. 6.3 Summary of Chapter Six. 6.4 Application: On Death Sentences. Part Four: Informal and Formal Logic. 7. Induction. 7.1 Analogical Reasoning. 7.2 Inductive Generalizations. Universal Generalizations. Casual Generalizations - Mill''''s Methods. 7.3 Hypothetical Reasoning. Scientific Explanations. Scientific Method. 7.4 Probability and Statistical Reasoning. Probability. Statistical Reasoning. 7.5 Summary of Chapter Seven. 7.6 Applications: Marilyn Monroe. AIDS. 8. Critical Analysis. 8.1 Procedure. 8.2 Examples. Appendix 1. Dialectic and Debate. Appendix 2. Puzzles. Answer Key - (Selected Exercises). Index.

Reviews

The manuscript has a lot of exercises and problems solved in detail. The authoras use of actual editorials, articles, and letters from actual newspapers lends genuine credence to the project.

. .. would be a text from which it would be both easy and fun to teach! I still find its organizing premise a most interesting idea - perhaps, even one whose time has come. New approach (traditional material + applications). Well-written. Good exercises and good amount of exercise practice.

Author Information

Maurice Stanley is from the mountains of North Carolina. He has a degree in mathematics from N.C. State University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from UNC-Chapel Hill. He has taught in public schools and community colleges. For the past 12 years he has taught logic and philosophy at UNC-Wilmington on the coast of North Carolina. His book of problems in philosophy, BEWITCHMENTS, is available online for his students at UNC-W. His novel, THE LEGEND OF NANCE DUDE was made into a play and has been translated into Russian. He has presented philosophical papers at a number of universities, including Oxford University. Like Jean-Paul Sartre, he enjoys writing at all-night cafes.

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