Synopses & Reviews
This collection of forty-four readings enables students to hone their reasoning skills by engaging fully developed arguments from across the disciplines. Selections are organized around ten broad themes, including education, science, abortion, the causes of crimes, and the existence of God. An alternative table of contents classifies selections by logical genre and the use of techniques such as generalization, analogy, statistical reasoning, and explanation. Study questions at the end of each reading help to focus student analysis.
Synopsis
The Third Edition has been meticulously updated and continues the successful pedagogical approach of the two previous editions, guiding students through the fundamental elements of formal deductive logic, classification and definition, fallacies, basic argument analysis, inductive generalization, statistical reasoning, and explanation.
Synopsis
The Third Edition has been meticulously updated and continues the successful pedagogical approach of the two previous editions, guiding students through the fundamental elements of formal deductive logic, classification and definition, fallacies, basic argument analysis, inductive generalization, statistical reasoning, and explanation.
Synopsis
An inviting alternative to traditional texts in introductory logic, is widely acclaimed for its conversational tone and accessible exposition of rigorous logical concepts.
About the Author
David Kelley received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and his M.A. and B.A. from Brown University. The Art of Reasoning grew out of his extensive experience teaching logic at Vassar College and Brandeis University. In 1990, he founded the Institute for Objectivist Studies in Poughkeepsie, New York, and currently serves as its executive director. He is the author of Evidence of the Senses, as well as numerous articles published in professional journals and in periodicals such as Harper's, Barron's, and the Wall Street Journal.