SUMMARY: At the dawn of the 20th century, philosophical thought was transformed by the discovery of the "new logic", i.e. mathematical or symbolic logic. Equipped with the tools of this new logic, ...

Description: A study of the principles and methods employed in the logical appraisal of arguments. Topics covered will include informal fallacies; syllogistic logic and Venn diagrams; sentence logic ...

SUMMARY: At the beginning of the 20th century, philosophical thought was transformed by the discovery of the "new logic", i.e. mathematical or symbolic logic. With this novum organum, philosophers ...