Modern Logic: A Text in Elementary Symbolic Logic

by Graeme Forbes

Filling the need for an accessible, carefully structured introductory text in symbolic logic, Modern Logic has many features designed to improve students' comprehension of the subject, including a proof system that is the same as the award-winning computer program MacLogic, and a special appendix that shows how to use MacLogic as a teaching aid. There are graded exercises at the end of each chapter--more than 900 in all--with selected answers at the end of the book. Unlike competing texts, Modern Logic gives equal weight to semantics and proof theory and explains their relationship, and develops in detail techniques for symbolizing natural language in first-order logic. After a general introduction featuring the notion of logical form, the book offers sections on classical sentential logic, monadic predicate logic, and full first-order logic with identity. A concluding section deals with extensions of and alternatives to classical logic, including modal logic, intuitionistic
logic, and fuzzy logic. For students of philosophy, mathematics, computer science, or linguistics, Modern Logic provides a thorough understanding of basic concepts and a sound basis for more advanced work.

Genres: Philosophy, Logic, Nonfiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 20, 1994

Reviews

[Sara Zakaria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Requires A LOT of practice and patience, it is very detailed. Some very hard exercises, but in the end you will be a professional in logic. Great introduction to symbolic and sentential logic and a must in every logic class!

[King Haddock · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit over-technical in terminology, few problems to do and even fewer to check for accuracy and comprehension, and an overall general set-up that did not work well for me.