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A Concise Introduction to Logic

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A Concise Introduction to Logic is an introduction to formal logic suitable for undergraduates taking a general education course in logic or critical thinking and is accessible and useful to any interested in gaining a basic understanding of logic.

This text takes the unique approach of teaching logic through intellectual history; the author uses examples from important and celebrated arguments in philosophy to illustrate logical principles. The text also includes a basic introduction to findings of advanced logic.

As indicators of where the student could go next with logic, the book closes with an overview of advanced topics, such as the axiomatic method, set theory, Peano arithmetic, and modal logic. Throughout, the text uses brief, concise chapters that readers will find easy to read and to review.

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Craig DeLancey
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Open SUNY Textbooks
Publish Date
March 27, 2017
Level
Undergraduate
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Rana Ahmad, Langara College
I would recommend this book as a solid, classical, abridged introductory logic text for instructors who wish to supplement a course with their own material, yet want to have a text for the students to refer to. While it does not offer anything new, and there are more co...„

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