Understanding Symbolic Logic (5th Edition) (Paperback)

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For courses in Symbolic Logic Designed for those who have no prior background in logic, philosophy, or mathematics, this comprehensive introduction covers all the standard topics of symbolic logic through relational predicate logic with identity. Understanding Symbolic Logic, Fifth Edition, is completely reader-friendly. All concepts and theories are presented in small "bites," helping students to master the concepts of symbolic logic with confidence.

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This comprehensive introduction to symbolic logic is designed for students with no prior background in logic, philosophy, or mathematics. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (April 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132051524
• ISBN-13: 978-0132051521
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #261,122 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Start in Logical Studies, April 9, 2005

By	J. Jeremy Meyers (Stanford, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Understanding Symbolic Logic (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is the best introduction to logic on the market. Others have made this clear--incuding professors of logic (of both the philosophical and mathematical sort). The reason why I am writing this is because I was flabbergasted to read a couple of the reviews of this book that appear on this website. Anyone that rates this book under four stars was perhaps unsuccessful in logic, tried to blame their lack of ability on Klenk's wonderful text, and didn't have enough ability to begin logic anyway. Logic is difficult. However, this book is completely readable, assuming the one reading it is careful. People that want to be more spoon-fed than how this book attempts, should not begin the topic.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent textbook, November 2, 2008

By	Vadim (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

I really like this book. It's an excellent undergraduate introduction to logic for non-mathematicians. It's not dumbed down in any way. It's rigorous. The exercises are challenging and plentiful. Most importantly, it explains the basic concepts and tools of symbolic logic in a clear, unpretentious manner. (The 5th edition corrects the mistakes of the 4th.)

By comparison, Copi seems unfocused and flabby; Bergmann & Moor comes off as unnecessarily muscular given the level of the material.

An excellent choice.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does what it says its does, April 8, 2000

By	virmaior "virmaior" (Wheaton, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding Symbolic Logic (Hardcover)

As a note of caution, this is not a light reader. It isn't something that you can pick up and put down and expect to gain too much from. The book moves quickly in teaching all of the fundamentals of symbolic logic, a somewhat cryptic way of proving something by means of the rules of logic. It does a really good job and isn't difficult to read.