Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking
出版时间:
2005-05
ISBN:
9780812971156
定价:
172.10
装帧:
平装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
160页
正文语种:
英语
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Whetherregardedasascience,anart,oraskill–anditcanproperlyberegardedasallthree–logicisthebasisofourabilitytothink,analyze,argue,andcommunicate.Indeed,logicgoestotheverycoreofwhatwemeanbyhumanintelligence.Inthisconcise,crisplyreadablebook,distinguishedprofessorD.Q.McInernyoffersanindispensableguidetousinglogictoadvantageineverydaylife.Writtenexplicitlyforthelayperson,McInerny’sBeingLogicalpromisestotakeitsplacebesideStrunkandWhite’sTheElementsofStyleasaclassicoflucid,invaluableadvice.
AsMcInernynotes,logicisadeep,wide,andwonderfullyvariedfield,withabearingoneveryaspectofourintellectuallife.Amasteryoflogicbeginswithanunderstandingofrightreasoning–andencompassesagraspoftheclosekinshipbetweenlogicalthoughtandlogicalexpression,aknowledgeofthebasictermsofargument,andafamiliaritywiththepitfallsofillogicalthinking.Accordingly,McInernystructureshisbookinaseriesofbrief,penetratingchaptersthatbuildononeanothertoformaunifiedandcoherentintroductiontoclearandeffectivereasoning.
Attheheartofthebookisabrilliantconsiderationofargument–howanargumentisfoundedandelaborated,howitdiffersfromotherformsofintellectualdiscourse,andhowitcriticallyembodiestheelementsoflogic.McInernyteasesoutthesubtletiesandcomplexitiesofpremisesandconclusions,differentiatesstatementsoffactfromstatementsofvalue,anddiscussestheprinciplesandusesofeverymajortypeofargument,fromthesyllogistictotheconditional.Inaddition,heprovidesanincisivelookatillogicalthinkingandexplainshowtorecognizeandavoidthemostcommonerrorsoflogic.
Elegant,pithy,andprecise,BeingLogicalbreakslogicdowntoitsessentialsthroughclearanalysis,accessibleexamples,andfocusedinsights.Whetheryouareastudentorateacher,aprofessionalsharpeningyourcareerskillsoranamateurdevotedtothefinepointsofthoughtandexpression,youaresuretofindthisbriefguidetoeffectingreasoningbothfascinatingandilluminating.
FromtheHardcoveredition., D.Q.MCINERNYhastaughtlogictocollegestudentsfordecadesatNotreDame,theUniversityofKentucky,andOurLadyofGuadalupeSeminaryinLincoln,Nebraska.AscholarofThomasMertonandtherecipientoftwoPh.D.’s,ProfessorMcInernylivesinLincoln,Nebraska.
FromtheHardcoveredition.,,
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内容简介:
Whetherregardedasascience,anart,oraskill–anditcanproperlyberegardedasallthree–logicisthebasisofourabilitytothink,analyze,argue,andcommunicate.Indeed,logicgoestotheverycoreofwhatwemeanbyhumanintelligence.Inthisconcise,crisplyreadablebook,distinguishedprofessorD.Q.McInernyoffersanindispensableguidetousinglogictoadvantageineverydaylife.Writtenexplicitlyforthelayperson,McInerny’sBeingLogicalpromisestotakeitsplacebesideStrunkandWhite’sTheElementsofStyleasaclassicoflucid,invaluableadvice.
AsMcInernynotes,logicisadeep,wide,andwonderfullyvariedfield,withabearingoneveryaspectofourintellectuallife.Amasteryoflogicbeginswithanunderstandingofrightreasoning–andencompassesagraspoftheclosekinshipbetweenlogicalthoughtandlogicalexpression,aknowledgeofthebasictermsofargument,andafamiliaritywiththepitfallsofillogicalthinking.Accordingly,McInernystructureshisbookinaseriesofbrief,penetratingchaptersthatbuildononeanothertoformaunifiedandcoherentintroductiontoclearandeffectivereasoning.
Attheheartofthebookisabrilliantconsiderationofargument–howanargumentisfoundedandelaborated,howitdiffersfromotherformsofintellectualdiscourse,andhowitcriticallyembodiestheelementsoflogic.McInernyteasesoutthesubtletiesandcomplexitiesofpremisesandconclusions,differentiatesstatementsoffactfromstatementsofvalue,anddiscussestheprinciplesandusesofeverymajortypeofargument,fromthesyllogistictotheconditional.Inaddition,heprovidesanincisivelookatillogicalthinkingandexplainshowtorecognizeandavoidthemostcommonerrorsoflogic.
Elegant,pithy,andprecise,BeingLogicalbreakslogicdowntoitsessentialsthroughclearanalysis,accessibleexamples,andfocusedinsights.Whetheryouareastudentorateacher,aprofessionalsharpeningyourcareerskillsoranamateurdevotedtothefinepointsofthoughtandexpression,youaresuretofindthisbriefguidetoeffectingreasoningbothfascinatingandilluminating.
FromtheHardcoveredition.,
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作者简介:
D.Q.MCINERNYhastaughtlogictocollegestudentsfordecadesatNotreDame,theUniversityofKentucky,andOurLadyofGuadalupeSeminaryinLincoln,Nebraska.AscholarofThomasMertonandtherecipientoftwoPh.D.’s,ProfessorMcInernylivesinLincoln,Nebraska.
FromtheHardcoveredition.,,
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