Logic Tutorial (Second Edition)

Author: He Xiangdong
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: The Logic Textbook can be used as a teaching material for humanities, philosophy, and other undergraduate majors in higher education institutions, as well as a new reading material for social learners to study logic. This edition is a research outcome of the Ministry of Education's "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Toward the 21st Century" and was awarded the Second Prize for Outstanding Teaching Materials in Ordinary Higher Education Institutions in 2002. It is now a national-level teaching material for the "15th Five-Year Plan" in higher education. The authors have absorbed successful writing experiences from logic textbooks both at home and abroad, based on solid research and teaching foundations. They closely connect with the actual conditions and characteristics of thinking and natural language, striving to achieve an organic unity of scientificity, advancedness, standardization, and applicability, as well as a harmonious integration of traditional and modern logic. During the revision, some outdated content was removed, the difficulty level was appropriately reduced, and new content was added to the part of argumentative logic to better align with students' practical thinking. The entire book has a rigorous structure, and its content and organization follow cognitive patterns and teaching requirements, which is beneficial for cultivating students' abilities to analyze, solve problems, and apply logical knowledge in practice, reflecting a high academic standard. This book is suitable for use by teachers and students in humanities, philosophy, and other undergraduate majors in higher education institutions.