The Essentials of Logic (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Wilson, H. H.

 
9781440067785: The Essentials of Logic (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Master the skills of clear thinking with a practical guide to reasoning, argument structure, and scientific inquiry.

This edition shows how logic helps organize ideas, test claims, and refine thinking for better problem solving.

Structured for quick understanding, it connects everyday reasoning with the methods of science. Readers learn how data, hypotheses, and explanations fit together, and how careful analysis improves judgment in any field.

  • Learn the forms of propositions and how to assess arguments without getting lost in complexity.
  • Explore observation, measurement, and experimentation as tools for reliable knowledge.
  • See how hypotheses are developed, tested, and refined in real investigations.
  • Develop disciplined thinking habits that reduce error and increase clarity in reasoning.

Ideal for readers seeking a solid foundation in logic and its practical application to science and everyday decision making.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Definition of Logic. Logic may be defined as the science of the principles and conditions of correct thinking. To the beginner, a definition serves mainly as a guide-post to direct his attention to the general character of the subject which he is about to study. The above definition should therefore be taken merely as an indication of the field. The terms of which it is composed will gather content and meaning as the various topics are covered. Toward the end of the course, it is to be hoped that the student will be able to come back to the definition with a fuller grasp of its significance. Logic is a science in the sense that it is organized knowledge involving principles. The various sciences have different fields for investigation, but all of them agree in their purpose, which is the establishment of satisfactory information bound together and illuminated by laws. Thus, physics studies the most general characteristics of the physical world and seeks to reduce to order and interpret the facts it discovers; botany examines the structures, functions, and histories of plants; and psychology gives its attention to the behavior of creatures possessing consciousness. All these sciences seek to replace the loose and hazy notions of popular thought by exact and systematic knowledge.
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