Logic

A God-Centered Approach to the Foundation of Western Thought

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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For Christians looking to improve critical thinking skills, here is an accessible introduction to the study of logic as well as an in-depth treatment of the discipline from a professor with six academic degrees and over 30 years experience teaching. Questions for further reflection are included at the end of each chapter as well as helpful diagrams and charts for use in college and graduate-level classrooms.Vern Poythress has undertaken a radical recasting of the study of logic in this revolutionary work from a Christian worldview.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-02-28
Mått152 x 229 x 37 mm
Vikt974 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor736
FörlagCrossway Books
ISBN9781433532290

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Vern S. Poythress (PhD, Harvard University; ThD, University of Stellenbosch) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he has taught for four decades. In addition to earning six academic degrees, he is the author of numerous books and articles on biblical interpretation, language, and science.

Part 1: Introducing Logic and Argument 1. The Importance of Logic 2. Formal LogicPart 2: God in Logic 3. Logic Revealing God 4. Logic as Personal 5. Logic within Language 6. Suppressing the Truth 7. Logic and the Trinity 8. The Absoluteness of God 9. Logic and Necessity 10. Transcendence and Immanence11. Reflections on the Mediation of Human Knowledge of Logic 12. Fallacies and GodPart 3: The Problem of Classification 13. Analogy 14. Unity and Diversity 15. Stability of Meaning 16. Form and Meaning 17. Context for Meaning 18. Persons and Logic19. Logic and Religious Antithesis 20. Theistic ProofsPart 4: Aristotelian Syllogisms 21. Theistic Foundations for a Syllogism22. Venn Diagrams 23. Syllogisms of the First Figure