Read complete books and articles on: Deductive Logic

Deduction - in logic, form of inference such that the conclusion must be true if the premises are true. For example, if we know that all men have two legs and that John is a man, it is then logical to deduce that John has two legs. Logicians contrast deduction with induction, in which the conclusion might be false even when the premises are true. Deduction has to do with necessity; induction

8 of the Best Books and Articles on: Deductive Logic

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An Introduction to Deductive Logic (1955) » Read Now
by Hugues Leblanc. 246 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...An Introduction to DEDUCTIVE LOGIC -ii- An Introduction to DEDUCTIVE LOGIC HUGUES LEBLANC ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR...R1-R4 will be adequate for all deductive purposes in...
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Logic, Deductive and Inductive (1905) » Read Now
by John Grier Hibben. 442 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...LOGIC DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE BY JOHN GRRER HIBBEN...ENLIGHTENMENT Epochs of Philosophy LOGIC, DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE THE PROBLEMS...LOGIC CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS LOGIC...
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Challenge and Response: Justification in Ethics (Chap. 1 "Deduction") » Read Now
by Carl Wellman. 300 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...the powerful techniques of deductive logic. And if there are ethical arguments...rules and test procedures of deductive logic do not apply, how is one to...them to...
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Intermediate Logic (Includes discussion of deductive logic in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by David Bostock. 406 pgs.

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Intermediate Logic is an ideal text for anyone who has taken a first course in logic and is progressing to further study. It examines logical theory, rather than the applications of logic, and does not assume any specific technical grounding. The author introduces and explains each concept and term...
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Intermediate Logic is an ideal text for anyone who has taken a first course in logic and is progressing to further study. It examines logical theory, rather than the applications of logic, and does not assume any specific technical grounding. The author introduces and explains each concept and term, ensuring readers have a firm foundation for study. He provides a broad, deep understanding of logic by adopting and comparing a variety of different methods and approaches
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The Rationality of Induction (Chap. X "Is Deductive Logic Empirical?") » Read Now
by D. C. Stove. 234 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Writing on the justification of certain inductive inferences, the author proposes that sometimes induction is justified and that arguments to prove otherwise are not cogent. In the first part he examines the problem of justifying induction, looks at some attempts to prove that it is justified, and...
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Writing on the justification of certain inductive inferences, the author proposes that sometimes induction is justified and that arguments to prove otherwise are not cogent. In the first part he examines the problem of justifying induction, looks at some attempts to prove that it is justified, and responds to criticisms of these proofs. In the second part he deals with such topics as formal logic, deductive logic, the theory of logical probability, and probability and truth.
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Reasoning, Necessity, and Logic: Developmental Perspectives ("'If' and Deductive Thinking" begins on p. 159) » Read Now
by Willis F. Overton. 332 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...be noted at the outset that logic and deductive reasoning are not identical...example, consider the fact that deductive logic as a system of logical truths...formulated in...
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Deductive Reasoning, in Annual Review of Psychology » Read Now
by P. N. Johnson-Laird. 27 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Insofar as the task is deductive, mental logic is stymied by these effect...This abstract deductive competence is necessary for logic and mathematics...
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Natural Deduction: The Logical Basis of Axiom Systems » Read Now
by John M. Anderson, Henry W. Johnstone. 422 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...analyzed into a finite number of deductive steps and with the rules of...a < a cannot be true. Logic is involved in the proof of...engineering, or in some cases logic itself. The axioms used...