Logic and Philosophy: A Modern Introduction

By Howard Kahane, Alan Hausman, Paul Tidman

Book Overview

This text is designed for readers desiring a comprehensive introduction to formal logic that is both rigorous and accessible to those encountering the subject for the first time. Abundant carefully... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0495128449
• ISBN13: 9780495128441
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 525 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book!

This book covers many different aspects on logics, from basic to advanced levels. It has many exercises and examples which make it easy to understand the different concepts presented. I'd suggest it for both teachers and students.

Best Book I've Read on the Subject

This is the third textbook I've read since taking Logic and Critical Thinking in college more than ten years ago. All three of the textbooks I've owned have been very powerful tools in teaching what forms the basis for mathematical and scientific proofs. However, this one by far is the most accessible. Because logic is a mathematical field, abstract mathematical principles can be difficult to grasp. Furthermore, texbooks in general are rarely entertaining. Kahane and Tidman have done an incredible job not putting the readers to sleep. At no point is doing a chapter penance for being interested in logic.

Great resourse!

This was the text book used in a logic class I took. The book covers truth functions, truth tables, conditional proofs, indirect proofs, predicate logic, truth trees, syllogistic logic, inductive logic, axiomatic systems and a few other lesser used logical systems. Each section is explained clearly and with great attention to detail. As it is a text-book, every chapter ends with several problems for the reader to solve. There are lots and lots of examples that help to hammer the concept home if the reader has become stuck on some of the more difficult passages. This book is a great teacher and is an excellent resource for anyone who is interested in logic.Note: The book has a URL where one can find information about errors, corrections and updates. The first error listed on the web-page is a typographical error in the URL that's written in the book. If I did not know better, I'd swear that the authors were trying to demonstrate circular logic.