Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic Contributor(s): Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter (Author), Fogelin, Robert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1285197364 ISBN-13: 9781285197364 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $165.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2014 |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Logic |
Dewey: 160 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 528 pages |
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Publisher Description: ADVANGEBOOKS - UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC, 9E shows readers how to construct arguments in everyday life, using everyday language. In addition, this easy-to-read textbook also devotes three chapters to the formal aspects of logic including forms of argument, as well as propositional, categorical, and quantificational logic. Plus, this edition helps readers apply informal logic to legal, moral, scientific, religious, and philosophical scenarios, too. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fogelin, Robert J.: - Robert J. Fogelin is Professor of Philosophy and Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities at Dartmouth College.Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter: - Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. |