An introduction to logic and scientific method / by Morris R. Cohen and Ernest Nagel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Morris R. (Morris Raphael), 1880-1947.

Nagel, Ernest, 1901-1985, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Logic.

Methodology.

Medical Subjects:

Logic.

Genre:

Einführung.

Physical Description:

xii, 467 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, [©1934]

Contents:

The subject matter of logic

Formal logic. The analysis of propositions ; The relations between propositions ; The categorical syllogism ; Hypothetical, alternative, and disjunctive syllogisms ; Generalized or mathematical logic ; The nature of a logical or mathematical system ; Probable inference ; Some problems of logic

Applied logic and scientific method. Logic and the method of science ; Hypotheses and scientific method ; Classification and definition ; The methods of experimental inquiry ; Probability and induction ; Measurement ; Statistical methods ; Probable inference in history and allied inquiries ; Logic and critical evaluation ; Fallacies.

Notes:

"First edition."

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Cohen, Morris Raphael, 1880-1947. Introduction to logic and scientific method.

OCLC:

166297