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Title: An Introduction to Logic by Morris R. Cohen, Ernest Nagel, John Corcoran ISBN: 0-87220-144-9 Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Pub. Date: October, 1993 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Superb
Comment: All I can do is echo the many enthusiastic reviews this book has already received. Copi covers a wide array of logics, formal and informal, classical and modern, and demonstrates their applications using real-life examples drawn from science, political journalism, and the law. He is lucid, nuanced, and insightful. Reading this remarkable textbook is the equivalent of taking introductory courses in symbolic logic, rhetoric, philosophy of science, and legal reasoning. I learned more from this one book than from an entire year at UC Berkeley. It's a keeper!
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Overview and Introduction to Logic
Comment: For the beginner, there's no better book to begin one's excursion into logic, both deductive and inductive, formal and informal, syllogistic and mathematical, propositional as well as predicate calculus. There is excellent competition, such as Bates' Introduction to Logic and Lemmon's book by the same name. But these books are limited in their scope, and not always as didactic and insightful as the Copi work. This book is certainly not exhaustive of all logical norms and forms, but it is quite comprehensive. I know of no other book which is so thoroughly diversified in the treatment of all logical styles and methods, and which does so with greater clarity and elegance of style. I wish this had been my textbook upon taking formal logic courses years ago; it is clearly superior to literally dozens of others that are either too simplistic or over the head of most beginning logicians.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ideal Text for Self-Study
Comment: I bought this book (along with the study guide) and began self-studying the material to improve my logical ability. The book is relatively easy to understand even for novices with no prior training in logic and uses examples that are entertaining and interesting. The answers to select homework questions (about 1/4) are in the back so I would suggest that for self-study, either the study guide (which includes another 1/4) or the complete answer guide should also be purchased. The text itself is very fun to go through and I think Copi and Cohen do an amazing job as teachers. For those planning on taking the LSAT, this book may prove more beneficial than a test prep course if you want to understand the actual reasoning behind the test and not just regurgitate formulaic test-taking strategies.
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Title: A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston ISBN: 0872205525 Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co. Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Logic: A Very Short Introduction by Graham Priest ISBN: 0192893203 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Schaum's Outline of Logic by John Nolt, Dennis Rohatyn, Achille Varzi ISBN: 0070466491 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Attacking Faulty Reasoning: A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments by T. Edward Damer ISBN: 0534551335 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: 14 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $45.95 |
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Title: Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (6th Edition) by M. Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley ISBN: 0130891347 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 05 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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