Logic as a Liberal Art : An Introduction to Rhetoric and Reasoning /

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"This textbook for a first course in logic takes a verbal rather than symbolic approach, based on the student's natural language. It starts by discussing grammar, rhetoric, and the essential nature of logic; formal logic is then taken up following Aristotle's division of the three act...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Houser, R. E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
PHILOSOPHY / Logic
Rhetoric.
Reasoning.
Logic.
Logic > Textbooks.
Textbooks.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note to the Logic Instructor
  • A Note to the Student
  • Part 1. Grammar, Rhetoric, and Logic
  • Lesson 1. A Grounding in Grammar
  • Problem Set 1: Grammar Review
  • Lesson 2. Rhetoric: An Introduction
  • Problem Set 2: Rhetorical Analysis
  • Lesson 3. The Canon of Five Rhetorical Skills and the Five Parts of a Classical Speech
  • Problem Set 3: The Rhetoric of Socrates in the Apology
  • Lesson 4. The Three Rhetorical Appeals
  • Problem Set 4: The Three Appeals
  • Lesson 5. Aristotle Invents Logic-Twice
  • Problem Set 5: Problem Solving
  • Lesson 6. Aristotle Organizes the Logic of Discovery and Proof
  • Problem Set 6: Three Acts of the Mind
  • Part 2. The Logic of Terms
  • Lesson 7. Language, Thought, and Reality
  • Problem Set 7: Signs
  • Lesson 8. Categories: Working toward Definitions by Answering the "What?" Question
  • Problem Set 8: Recognizing and Using Categories
  • Lesson 9. Clarifying Concepts through Division and Collection of Terms
  • Problem Set 9: Argument Using Division
  • Lesson 10. Aristotle's Predicables
  • Problem Set 10: Recognizing Essence, Property, and Accident
  • Lesson 11. Answering the "Why?" Question: Causes
  • Problem Set 11: The Four Causes
  • Lesson 12. Different Kinds of Definitions
  • Problem Set 12: Definitions
  • Part 3. The Logic of Propositions
  • Lesson 13. Statements and Propositions
  • Problem Set 13: Statements and Propositions
  • Lesson 14. Properties of Categorical Propositions
  • Problem Set 14: Basic Categorical Propositions
  • Lesson 15. Recognizing the Kinds of Categorical Propositions
  • Problem Set 15: Advanced Categorical Propositions
  • Lesson 16. Categorical Propositions in Context
  • Problem Set 16: Propositions in Context
  • Lesson 17. Euler and Venn Diagrams of Propositions
  • Problem Set 17: Euler and Venn Diagrams of Propositions
  • Lesson 18. Opposition
  • Problem Set 18: Opposition
  • Lesson 19. Conversion
  • Problem Set 19: Conversion
  • Lesson 20. Obversion
  • Problem Set 20: Obversion and Advanced Manipulations
  • Lesson 21. Hypothetical Propositions
  • Problem Set 21: Hypothetical Propositions
  • Lesson 22. Advanced Conditional Propositions
  • Problem Set 22: Advanced Hypothetical Propositions
  • Part 4. The Logic of Arguments
  • Lesson 23. Two Kinds of Reasoning
  • Problem Set 23: Distinguishing Deductive from Inductive Reasoning
  • Lesson 24. The Categorical Syllogism
  • Problem Set 24: Identifying Categorical Syllogisms
  • Lesson 25. Validity of Categorical Syllogisms
  • Problem Set 25: Validity of Categorical Syllogisms
  • Lesson 26. Categorical Syllogisms in Prose
  • Problem Set 26: Categorical Syllogisms in Prose
  • Lesson 27. Venn Diagrams of Categorical Syllogisms
  • Problem Set 27: Venn Diagrams of Categorical Syllogisms
  • Lesson 28. Enthymemes and Epicheiremas
  • Problem Set 28: Enthymemes and Epicheiremas

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