Logic: Informal, Symbolic and Inductive

This well-organized, comprehensive yet lucid text is intended to fulfill the felt-need for an introductory, accessible and student friendly book on the subject. Divided into three parts - Part A: Informal logic; Part B: Symbolic logic; and Part C: Induction, the text provides an in-depth, precise and clear analysis of each part, with emphasis on Propositional and First Order Predicate logic of Symbolic logic. What distinguishes the text is its graded step-by-step approach to the subject, with informal logic forming the basis and Symbolic logic and Inductive logic forming the more advanced steps. The book also uses a hands-on approach to teaching of logic to induce self-learning, as shown in sections such as on how to create a truth table or a truth tree, on providing strategic tips for formal derivations, and on how to approach symbolization in predicate logic. The Appendices on relevant topics, including Indian logic and the nature of inference in Indian logic, are designed to create greater awareness about the extent and depth of the field among students.

Table of Contents:
Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction.; 1. Preliminaries. Part A: INFORMAL LOGIC -; 2. Informal Logic: Arguments.; 3. Informal Logic: Fallacies. Part B: SYMBOLIC LOGIC -; 4. Symbolic Logic: Introduction.; 5. Propositional Logic: Syntax and Symbolization.; 6. Propositional Logic: Semantics and Truth Tables.; 7. Propositional Logic: Truth Trees.; 8. Derivations.; 9. Aristotelian Syllogistic Logic.; 10. First Order Predicate Logic: Syntax and Symbolization. 11. First Order Predicate Logic: Semantics.; 12. Predicate Logic: Derivation. Part C: INDUCTION -; 13. Inductive Reasoning.; 14. Argument by Analogy.; 15. Argument by Causal Reasoning.; 16. Probability and Induction.; 17. Science, Hypothesis, and Induction. Appendices - A: Logical Paradoxes. B: Philosophical Controversy with 'if-then'. C: Alternative Logics in Western System. D. Metatheory. E. Indian Logic. F. Inference in the Nyaya System. G. Dynamic Logic and Temporal Logic. Solutions to Selected Exercises. Index.

About the Author :
CHHANDA CHAKRABORTI Ph.D. (University of Utah, USA), M.A. (Philosophy), University of Washington; M.A. (Philosophy), Jadavpur University, teaches logic, ethics and other courses in Philosophy at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. She has visited departments of Philosophy in Thailand, Spain, and Finland to deliver invited talks, and was recently awarded a grant to visit Department of Philosophy, Lund University, Sweden. She is a reviewer of Evolutionary Computation Journal, MIT Press, and Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR).