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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 160
EAN: 9780131898349
Format: Student Edition
ISBN: 0131898345
Label: Pearson Education, Inc.
Manufacturer: Pearson Education, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 683
Publication Date: July 26, 2005
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.
Sales Rank: 14336
Studio: Pearson Education, Inc.
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An excellent textbook for studying logic either for a college course or for self-study.
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Logic is not just for Spock; deduction (which, if you read this book, you'll discover is rather different) is not just for Sherlock Holmes. Many if not most students of philosophy over the past 50 years have had their beginning logic training from an edition of this book, 'Introduction to Logic' by Irving M. Copi, now in its twelfth edition, also now with a co-author listed, Carl Cohen.
I first learned logic in a two-semester sequence through the philosophy department at my university ... Read More
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Copi's introduction to both inductive and deductive logic is one of the best surveys of philosophical logic in print. It's highly accessible and covers a lot of territory, more than any other introduction I've encountered. It's only drawback is its superficiality, as it doesn't fully cover probability, mathematical calculus, boolean logic, decision trees, or theorems and proofs..
The book begins with the uses of language, fallacies, arguments in ordinary language, Venn Diagrams, and then ... Read More
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I have been studying logic using this text and discussion with a professor who used to teach with the 1st edition of the book. This book has apparently stood the test of time, as I have this, the 12th addition. It is clear, concise and very easy introduction to logic, with clear examples drawn from contemporary sources. I've given it five stars for doing what I needed, but I haven't compared it to other texts, so take my rating with a grain of salt.
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Writing from a student's point of view, I can't judge the book's worthiness regarding complete factual accuracy, comprehensiveness, etc. However, I can say that as a textbook for an Intro. to Logic class it covered each topic fully and understandably, allowing me to fill in the any gaps from lectures.
The only reason I didn't give it a five is that, perhaps unavoidably, the explanations of concepts and theorems are very dry and straightforward to a point of being boring. Although straightforwardness ... Read More
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