Traditional Logic II, by Martin Cothran, is a continuation of Memoria Press' Traditional Logic I. It covers the four figures of the traditional syllogism, the three forms of rhetorical arguments (called enthymemes), the three kinds of hypothetical syllogisms, the four kinds of complex syllogisms, as well as relational arguments. The book also includes a wealth of examples of arguments from the Bible, Lewis Carroll, Isaac Watts, St. Augustine and Tertullian, as well as extended case studies of famous arguments throughout history, such as Rene Descartes' famous enthymeme: 'I think, therefore, I am'; C.S. Lewis' disjunctive syllogism proving the deity of Christ; Plato's hypothetical argument concerning the power of love; Christ's conjunctive syllogism: 'You cannot serve both God and mammon'; David Hume's famous dilemma stating the problem of evil; the stoic Seneca's justification of the virtuous life; and St. Thomas Aquinas' cosmological argument for the existence of God.
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This review is from: Traditional Logic, Book II: Advanced Formal Logic (Classical Trivium Core Series) (Paperback)
I just reviewed the first book and saw someone had said that the program was only for people who had taken logic- not so! I never took logic in college and was able to find all the answers, but one, in the book whenever we looked for them (hint- look for the BOLD print!) We did not have an answer key, nor did I think we needed one. The DVD series was a bit boring according to my dd who took a homeschooling co-op class that used this text. I was impressed by the content as well the gradual building of difficultly. I was glad someone else was making her write umpteen papers on logic, but I could have done this book myself with her if the class had not been an option.
I think I should mention we had done "Fallacy Detective" and "Thinking Toolbox" before we did this series. I think that helped a wee bit, but I'm not sure how much. Those are both great texts for younger logicians, this text definitely ranks in the middle-high school years.
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Excellent series- get key and dvd's though,
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This review is from: Traditional Logic, Book II: Advanced Formal Logic (Classical Trivium Core Series) (Paperback)
This is an excellent series by Cothran- Traditional Logic I & II are both excellent; very thorough- but please note - you will need the key to mark the exercises and the dvd's are a great help if you are using with your child, and your college days seem to be somewhere back in time (ahem!). Both the key and dvd's are currently unavailable through this seller.
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This review is from: Traditional Logic, Book II: Advanced Formal Logic (Classical Trivium Core Series) (Paperback)
The answer key has too many errors - and whole pages missing. It is nearly impossible to guide a child through the advance portion of this program. The DVD is inadequate in that it simply reiterates the text and does not provide enough examples of practical application. Two thumbs down.
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