Symbolic Logic and the Game of Logic Contributor(s): Carroll, Lewis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486204928 ISBN-13: 9780486204925 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1958 Annotation: The two works reprinted in this volume are a unique fusion of logical thought and inimitable whimsy. Written by the 19th-century mathematician who also gave us "Alive in Wonderland", they are among the most entertaining logical works ever written, and contain some of the most thought-provoking puzzles ever devised. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Puzzles - Science - Philosophy | Logic |
Dewey: 160 |
Series: Dover Recreational Math |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.42" W x 7.99" (0.74 lbs) 352 pages |
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Publisher Description: In this unique fusion of logical thought and inimitable whimsy, Over 350 ingenious problems involve classical logic: logic is expressed in terms of symbols; syllogisms and the sorites are diagrammed; logic becomes a game played with 2 diagrams and a set of counters. Two books bound as one. |