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Title: The Logic Book with Student Solutions Manual by Merrie Bergmann, James Moor, Jack Nelson ISBN: 0-07-913083-6 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $85.60 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.29 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Was Moriss Thinking?
Comment: This book has remained in my library (thumbed to pieces, which is why I now seek a new copy) since I took symbolic logic in the summer of 1995 on the way to my undergraduate degree at Arizona State University. I have to say that out of the many logic texts I have seen, this is by far one of the finest around. I won't belabor any of the excellent points made by the gentleman from Lubbock, Texas, but I will add that this is an immaculate reference for any student of logic, though he or she should have the benefit of being able to seek the guidance of a seasoned professional should difficulties arise.
Contrary to my compatriot from Lubbock,though, I find the time spent on truth trees to be entirely beneficial. While the derivations are definitely the grandest exercise in formal logic, their focus on the validity or invalidity of an argument leaves them to fail to show the one thing that truth trees reveal, that is, the truth conditions of any given proposition.
Please do not let the naysayers detract you from using this book as a text if you are undertaking the task of teaching logic. It is rather common that symbolic logic is the ruination of many a philosophy major's GPA. For me, however, I found this book extremely easy to follow and comprehend. The ample exercises, most with answers and explanations provided, only add to the worth of this classic text. Few logic books can compare with this fine instrument.
Rating: 1
Summary: One of the worst written books I came across
Comment: For Goodness sakes!!! What were Bergmann, Moor, and Nelson thinking of when they wrote this book? Morrisss you hit the nail on the head. As a philosophy student, I also have spent long hours study this book, and I don't know anyone in class who understands this unpenetrable, reader-enemy, harder to decipher than Egyptian scrolls, book. Good grief!!! I prefer to read Chinese arithmetic upside down than to decipher this book. Save your money.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not a Classic for No Reason
Comment: It is unfortunate that Mr. Morriss had such difficulty with his logic course, especially since he is both a philosophy student and has been able to maintain a respectable GPA. As any student of philosophy knows, however, any one of a number of things could have brought about the 'D' on the midterm for the unfortunate fifty percent of his fellow students.
My experience with this text and (perhaps, therefore) with my undergraduate logic class in general was considerably more enjoyable than Mr. Morriss's experience. Certainly my professor was very good at presenting the material, but presumably he was not making up for a poorly written book. For, when I needed to consult the text, I found it actually to be quite clear and helpful.
Turning to the book itself, since I am not a fan of truth trees, when I have the opportunity to teach my own logic course, I will utilize proofs. I have viewed many undergraduate logic texts, and the proof method presented in this text seems the clearest.
Furthermore, as my logic professor told me and his professor told him: Logic is not in the head; it's in the fingers. Therefore, I think that the considerable amount of exercises contained in this text is greatly beneficial.
Third, definitions of terms and important points are presented clearly in text boxes throughout the book. Students will benefit greatly by committing these terms and points to memory.
Finally, although the price is prohibitive (hence, four stars), Bergmann, Moor, and Nelson's text has withstood the test of time. (In fact, the 4th edition is supposed to be out this summer.) Such evidence is not conclusive, but it suggests that perhaps lying behind Mr. Morriss's frustration is a cause more complex than merely this classic text.
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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: Choice and Chance: An Introduction to Inductive Logic by Brian Skyrms ISBN: 0534557376 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: 04 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $40.95 |
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Title: Introduction to Logic by Irving M. Copi, Carl Cohen, Dark Alley Publishing ISBN: 0130749214 Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $86.67 |
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Title: The Nature of Necessity (Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy) by Alvin Plantinga ISBN: 0198244142 Publisher: Clarendon Pr Pub. Date: September, 1989 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant, Paul Guyer, Allen W. Wood ISBN: 0521657296 Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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