`You can only find out the rights and wrongs by Reasoning - never by being rude about your opponent's psychology.' For C. S. Lewis, reason and logic are the sensible way to approach faith and ethics.
This volume contains the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning (LPNMR 2009) held during 14-18 September in Potsdam. The special theme of LPNM
Logic is essential to correct reasoning and also has important theoretical applications in philosophy, computer science, linguistics, and mathematics. This book provides an exceptionally clear introdu
This graduate textbook explains the mathematical basis for Boolean reasoning, describes syllogistic and functional approaches to the solution of Boolean and propositional problems, and presents applic
Muslims have always used verses from the Qur'an to support opinions on law, theology, or life in general, but almost no attention has been paid to how the Qur'an presents its own precepts as conclusio
In Human Reasoning and Cognitive Science, Keith Stenning andMichiel van Lambalgen--a cognitive scientist and a logician--argue for the indispensability ofmodern mathematical logic to the study of huma
This third edition includes expanded exercise sets for all chapters, updated examples, and extended discussion of concepts such as inductive reasoning, truth trees, and natural deduction. This text wi
Students love trying to solve challenging puzzles. So, why not build and review their math skills while they're having fun? More Math Logic Mysteries, the sequel to the best-selling Math Logic Mysteri
This book proposes to identify three long-term structures in causal reasoning – in particular, in terms of the relationship between cause and identity – that appear to be of value in categorizing and
245 brainteasers include puzzles that test powers of logic, crimes and mysteries that must be solved, word puzzles and games, charades or situation puzzles best played in a group, and more.
Wanko, who teaches pre-service and in-service math teachers at Miami U. of Ohio, helps teachers develop students' spatial reasoning through the use of logic path puzzles in which solvers use deductive
This book argues for a view in which processes of dialogue and interaction are taken to be foundational to reasoning, logic, and meaning. This is both a continuation, and a substantial modification, o
