Meaning and Argument

Meaning and Argument shifts introductory logic from the traditional emphasis on proofs to the symbolization of arguments. Another distinctive feature of this book is that it shows how the need for expressive power and for drawing distinctions forces formal language development. This revised edition includes expanded sections, additional exercises, and an updated bibliography.

• Updated and revised edition includes extended sections, additional exercises, and an updated bibliography.
• Distinctive approach in that this text is a philosophical, rather than mathematical introduction to logic.
• Concentrates on symbolization and does all the technical logic simply with truth tables and no derivations at all.
• Contains numerous exercises and a corresponding answer key.
• Extensive appendix which allows the reader to explore subjects that go beyond what is usually covered in an introductory logic course.
• Features accompanying website at http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/~logic/MeaningArgument.html

Meaning and Argument shifts introductory logic from the traditional emphasis on proofs to the symbolization of arguments. Another distinctive feature of this book is that it shows how the need for expressive power and for drawing distinctions forces formal language development. This revised edition includes expanded sections, additional exercises, and an updated bibliography.

• Updated and revised edition includes extended sections, additional exercises, and an updated bibliography.
  
  
• Distinctive approach in that this text is a philosophical, rather than mathematical introduction to logic.
  
  
• Concentrates on symbolization and does all the technical logic simply with truth tables and no derivations at all.
  
  
• Contains numerous exercises and a corresponding answer key.
  
  
• Extensive appendix which allows the reader to explore subjects that go beyond what is usually covered in an introductory logic course.
  
  
• Features accompanying website at http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/~logic/MeaningArgument.html
  
  

Ernest Lepore is Director of the Center for Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. He is the author of numerous articles in philosophy of mind and is co-author (with Jerry Fodor) of Holism (Blackwell, 1991). He is editor of Truth and Interpretation (Blackwell, 1989). He is co-editor (with Zenon Pylyshyn) of What is Cognitive Science? (Blackwell, 1999), and co-editor (with Robert Van Gulick) of John Searle and His Critics (Blackwell, 1992), as well as general editor of the series Philosophers and Their Critics, also published by Blackwell.