Formal Logic: Its Scope and Limits [Paperback]

Richard C. Jeffrey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070323577 | ISBN-13: 978-0070323575 | Publication Date: November 1, 1990 | Edition: 3 Sub

This paperback is designed for symbolic/formal logic courses. It features the tree method proof system developed by Jeffrey. This edition contains many more examples and exercises and is reorganized for greater accessibility.

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About the Author

Richard Jeffrey (1926-2002) was Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 3 Sub edition (November 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070323577
• ISBN-13: 978-0070323575
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #888,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not my cup of tea, November 2, 2004

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This review is from: Formal Logic: Its Scope and Limits (Paperback)

we used this book in my formal logic course; my professor absolutely loved this book and insisted that there exists no better text for studying formal logic...I beg to differ. well, while I have yet to find a great easy to understand text, I certainly didn't like this book. It's very short and concise..very brief. Personally, I prefer the lessons to be a bit more elaborate, with a variety of examples. I think it really depends on your taste and style of learning; this book would definitely appeal to some people, who like this short and to the point...but not for me. I prefer "the logic book" to this text.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars helped me ace Modern Logic, March 24, 2000

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This review is from: Formal Logic: Its Scope and Limits (Hardcover)

ok I ended up with a B+ for the final (must've slipped) after getting an A on every single test in the course and my professor actually requested that I should tutor people. It's a very concise book so you have to really _understand_ every sentence before going to the next part. Put the effort into mastering the book and it will pay off big time

17 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not a good logic book actually, July 25, 2001

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This review is from: Formal Logic: Its Scope and Limits (Paperback)

this book as I used it for a quarter in one of my class turns out to be pretty bad compared to all the other ones I've seen dealing with similar matters. I am sorry to say this but it really doesn't deserve to be used by any professor for his students as an introductory text to the field of logic. The definitions in it are scattered, often important ones are left out. Contents made many assumptions on the reader's part to 'pick up' key concepts that are hidden inexplicitly in other pages in the book or it assume we already knew many concepts which is required to follow the book. An introductory text presented in the most unwelcoming face, or lets say, basic stuff disguised as something utterly elusive. Yes, he did put a lot of definitions in there, but by reading them on their own it's hard to know what he's talking about. The definitions don't stand alone on their own as definitons should be. Also, it is nice he formulated the tree building for a proofing method. but it's very in- robust, subject to many little exceptions and things that need to watch out for but all unmentioned in the text. And when the teacher tests you he puts those expections on the paper and you'll miss it. The book didn't help me get a good grade at all. I went to class and threw away the book after the first midterm and did much better then before.