Knowledge and Argument

by Gary Iseminger

Provides a succinct exposition of a systematic strategy for assessing arguments from a cognitive point of view. Answers questions of the form ``What, if anything, does this argument succeed in showing?' Topics discussed include translation into symbolism, determination of validity, and the cognitive assessment of actual arguments. A helpful supplement for any beginning student of philosophy or formal logic.

250 pages, Hardcover

First published September 4, 1984