Can you recommend a textbook on logic?
I'd like to brush up on some basic thinking skills. Can anyone recommend a textbook on logic, that does not require a STEM background?
It should:
- be written for undergraduate college students with majors like law, politics, history or philosophy
- cover all the basics of logic that would be helpful for students who needs to analyze argumentations in complex or ambiguous texts,
- contain many examples,
- contain many exercises for self-testing,
- be written by a reputable author,
- be supported by reputable references.
Topics should include:
- deduction and induction
- truth value
- propositional logic
- soundness and validity of arguments
- correct and erroneous use of syllogisms
- fallacies like false dichotomy, equivocation or faulty generalization
- rules and fallacies of definition, stipulative and lexical definition
- how to deal with vagueness, ambiguity and probability
My favorite bot recommends:
- Concise Introduction to Logic by Patrick J. Hurley. (goodreads)
- A Concise Introduction to Logic by Craig DeLancey. (open library)
What are your experiences? What textbooks did you read and find helpful? What textbook would you recommend?
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Comments
Deductive Reasoning: Einführung in die Logik by Ansgar Beckermann.
Inductive Reasoning: An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic.
This is the foundational starter kit imho.
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