دانلود کتاب Meaning and Argument. An Introduction to Logic Through Language

Praise for Meaning and Argument"Meaning and Argument is especially strong on the subtleties of translatingnatural language into formal language, as a necessary step in the clarificationof expression and the evaluation of arguments. The range of natural languageconstructions surveyed is broader and richer than in any competingintroductory logic text that I am aware of. As such, the book provides a solidand attractive introduction to logic not only for philosophy students, but forlinguists as well."Richard Larson, University Stony Brook"I can thoroughly recommend Ernest Lepore's Meaning and Argument, particularlyfor those seeking to teach or learn how to paraphrase into formalsymbolism, a much neglected aspect of logic. It contains a wealth of examplesand is informed throughout by a deep theoretical knowledge of contemporarylinguistics and philosophy of language."Alan Weir, Queen's University Belfast"Lepore's book is unusual for a beginning logic text in that it contains nonatural deduction proof system but rather concentrates on finding models andcountermodels by means of a semantic tableaux method. It is also unusualin containing many translation examples that exemplify constructions thatlinguists have found interesting in the last decades. In both of these ways thebook is well suited for use in educating philosophy students in the importanceof logic even when these students do not intend to go further in the study offormal logic as a discipline."Francis Jeffry Pelletier, University of Alberta"Meaning and Argument is a beautiful display of both the power of first-orderlogic and the complexity of natural language. The book focuses on the use oflogic to expose and remedy many difficulties with understanding a sentence'sexact meaning. Lepore's user-friendly style makes the book enjoyable forbeginning logic students, and his coverage of the details makes it useful foradvanced students and professionals. There is no logic textbook that comeseven remotely close to accomplishing what Meaning and Argument does."Kent Johnson, University of California at Irvine