Introductory Logic: Student (4th edition) [Paperback]

James B. Nance (Author), Douglas J. Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

Logic is the art of reasoning well—of learning to think God's thoughts after Him. In this book, directed toward junior-high students, Douglas Wilson and James Nance lay the proper foundation of reasoning in the truth of God, and go on to train students in the crucial skills of defining terms, recognizing basic types of statements, arguing with syllogisms, arguing in ordinary language, and identifying informal fallacies.

This text, together with Intermediate Logic by James Nance, provides students with a rigorous course in logic that will help them excel in every other subject they will study, from math and science to rhetoric and the humanities. Extensively revised and updated, with additional review questions and exercises for each unit, this book is an essential part of every Christian school or home school curriculum.

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About the Author

James B. Nance has taught at Logos School since 1990, where he currently teaches logic, rhetoric, calculus, physics, and Christian doctrine. He is also the author of Intermediate Logic for Christian and Home Schools. James and his wife Giselle have four children.

Douglas J. Wilson holds an M.A. in philosophy and is pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, board member of Logos School, and editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine. He is the author of several books on classical Christian education, including Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, Repairing the Ruins: The Classical and Christian Challenge to Education (editor), The Paideia of God and Other Essays on Education, and The Case for Classical Christian Education. He and his wife Nancy have three children and nine grandchildren.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Canon Press; 4th edition (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591280338
• ISBN-13: 978-1591280330
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book and an excellent tool, May 10, 2003

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introductory Logic: Student (3rd edition) (Spiral-bound)

This workbook is designed to teach logic, and to do it from an unapologetically Christian slant. Chocked full of easy-to-understand lessons, each section ends with one (and sometimes two) exercises. This book is well designed, and should be considered by anyone interested in teaching his or her children formal logic.

My one and only complaint against this book is that the exercises do not include an answer page. But, I found the exercises easy enough that I could do my own correcting. So, I must say that I found this to be a great book and an excellent tool. I highly recommend it.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good start, May 26, 2000

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This review is from: Introductory Logic: Student (3rd edition) (Spiral-bound)

I used this program with a gifted sixth grader this year. He found it interesting and challenging. That's pretty unusual! Since there are only 28 exercise sets, there was only just enough practice to begin to learn the concepts. I would like to see a lot more practice included for those of us who use it as a year's course in logic.

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Give a reason that will hold up..., December 8, 1999

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Kathy Gilmore (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introductory Logic: Student (3rd edition) (Spiral-bound)

Well written material based on a Christian format. This will challenge you to think and reason your arguments. It is challenging for High School, but fun and interesting.