Logic & Language Books


Crimes Against LogicCrimes Against Logic
Best Price: $6.09
In a world saturated in lies, half-truths, and propaganda, a primer on logic is essential...
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human NatureThe Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
Best Price: $16.78
Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist involved in research into the human mind, but he...
Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking
Best Price: $50.00
I bought this book for my Phil 102 class and never thought I'd even like the subject. This book...
The Uses of ArgumentThe Uses of Argument
Best Price: $24.35
Toulmin presents a highly utilitarian approach to the construction of real arguments for real...
Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, with ReadingsCurrent Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, with Readings
Best Price: $48.77
Teaching college English since 1999, I've used _Current Issues and Enduring Questions_ since the...


The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and RhetoricThe Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric
Best Price: $8.95
This excellent work is certainly a challenge, even for someone, like myself, who studied...
How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday LifeHow We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life
Best Price: $10.49
Out of the thousands I've read, from Amazon and elsewhere, I rarely rate books. This was one I...
The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Six Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning, 2nd EditionThe Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Six Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning, 2nd Edition
Best Price: $18.99
I think this is a good book. I thought I would be able to use it for my 11 year old even though...
Finite and Infinite GamesFinite and Infinite Games
Best Price: $2.79
This is basic philosophy wrapped in a poor metaphor. To sum the book, there are things that we...
The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Routledge Classics)The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Routledge Classics)
Best Price: $12.96
Completed some time after he had immigrated to New Zealand upon fleeing Nazi Germany, this, one...


Being Logical: A Guide to Good ThinkingBeing Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking
Best Price: $7.25
This is a decent refresher on formal (and not so formal) logic, for anyone who took a logic...
Poor Richard's AlmanackPoor Richard's Almanack
Best Price: $5.87
Though Benjamin Franklin never suggests that all the words are his, his assembly of commonly...
From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical MethodsFrom Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Methods
Best Price: $12.00
This book is intended primarily for serious students of history. It discusses the foundations...
A Concise Introduction to LogicA Concise Introduction to Logic
Best Price: $87.50
I was in the process of ordering a book for my college class and learned after ordering the...
Tractatus Logico Philosophicus (Routledge Classics)Tractatus Logico Philosophicus (Routledge Classics)
Best Price: $7.99
The `Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' is the German monk and philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein's...

Introduction to LogicIntroduction to Logic
Best Price: $31.99
As a grad student in philosophy, I still find it helpfull to brush up on logic while breaking...
Logic: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Logic: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Best Price: $2.65
The other reviews are right on the mark. My only problem is the book arrived with the first 18...
Godel's ProofGodel's Proof
Best Price: $11.99
There is no question in my mind that the most misunderstood mathematical theorems of all time...
Introduction to LogicIntroduction to Logic
Best Price: $37.99
An excellent textbook for studying logic either for a college course or for self-study.
Of GrammatologyOf Grammatology
Best Price: $11.98
Derrida's thought is the primary reason why I inevitably feel an urge to put quotation marks...

In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to BelongIn the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong
Best Price: $5.52
Maalouf's point on globalization is that it can be (should be?) seen mainly as an extension of...
The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, MethodsThe Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods
Best Price: $12.22
I enjoyed this book immensely and have just finished it. I must note that I am 21 and an...
The Logic Book with Student Solutions CD-ROMThe Logic Book with Student Solutions CD-ROM
Best Price: $30.00
This book is simply as good as it gets, straight- forward and clear. Easy to read and the...
Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (Routledge Classics)Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (Routledge Classics)
Best Price: $11.00
Written with atypically clear prose and full of wit and insight. Sir Popper is truly one of the...
Language, Proof and LogicLanguage, Proof and Logic
Best Price: $48.75
This book was useless without the original software to be able to register the program.

Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday LifeLogic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life
Best Price: $40.00
This is an excellent book, with no axe to grind--other than promoting clear thinking. It covers...
Thinking Socratically: Critical Thinking About Everyday Issues (2nd Edition)Thinking Socratically: Critical Thinking About Everyday Issues (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $64.98
While an interesting book, if you are not into reading dialogue, and understand the dialogue; I...
Like a Splinter in Your Mind: The Philosophy Behind the Matrix TrilogyLike a Splinter in Your Mind: The Philosophy Behind the Matrix Trilogy
Best Price: $11.64
This is really a great philosophy 101 book that tries to link examples to the three matrix...
Analysis: With an Introduction to Proof (4th Edition)Analysis: With an Introduction to Proof (4th Edition)
Best Price: $77.56
This is fairly basic introduction to Principles of Analysis, on intermediate undergrad level,...
How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition (William James Lectures)How to Do Things with Words: Second Edition (William James Lectures)
Best Price: $14.00
This book is based on lectures given by Austin in Harvard, and right off the bat, let me tell...

Becoming a Critical Thinker: User Friendly Manual (5th Edition)Becoming a Critical Thinker: User Friendly Manual (5th Edition)
Best Price: $56.88
This book trains students to distinguish high-quality, well-supported arguments from arguments...
Naming and NecessityNaming and Necessity
Best Price: $20.00
Naming and Necessity is one of the classics of 20th century philosophy. If you haven't read...
Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American ChildrenMeaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children
Best Price: $21.22
Here's some not-so-new news: Poor and rich families talk to their kids differently which may...
The Logic of SenseThe Logic of Sense
Best Price: $15.61
Let me state right of the bat that this book is head-deep in psychoanalytic terminology and to...
The Power of LogicThe Power of Logic
Best Price: $60.00
A while back, I had used this text for a course in Logic. The best thing about it was that the...

Logic For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))Logic For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))
Best Price: $6.35
While I thought this book was laid-out well and served as a good introduction, I was...
Schaum's Outline of LogicSchaum's Outline of Logic
Best Price: $8.99
I should have had this as a subject in school. This book is a good and user-friendly primer to...
Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument with ReadingsCurrent Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument with Readings
Best Price: $8.95
Slightly bent and wrinkled but still usable, of course I got it used but it still worked for my...
How to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New AgeHow to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age
Best Price: $35.61
I honestly thought this book was amazing. Obviously there's a lot of opinion in it, so take it...
The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861
Best Price: $13.50
Written in the 1970's, and finished by a colleague, David Potter's depiction of the 1848-1861...

Critical Thinking: A Student's IntroductionCritical Thinking: A Student's Introduction
Best Price: $57.50
This clear, learner-friendly text helps today's students bridge the gap between everyday culture...
Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of KnowledgeLabyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles, and the Frailty of Knowledge
Best Price: $8.35
This is a fun book on logic, pardoxes and puzzles. It's a good mental tune-up and reminder of...
Nonsense: Red Herrings, Straw Men and Sacred Cows: How We Abuse Logic in Our Everyday LanguageNonsense: Red Herrings, Straw Men and Sacred Cows: How We Abuse Logic in Our Everyday Language
Best Price: $6.98
I used to debate in college and recollect many a common place logical fallacy; although, in the...
Religion and ScienceReligion and Science
Best Price: $10.26
This book is the culmination of lengthy and grueling contemplations. It really reveals the...
How to Think About the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western CivilizationHow to Think About the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western Civilization
Best Price: $19.96
This is an excellent book for academicians, journalists, historians, philosophers, linquists and...

Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Best Price: $5.24
I wanted to like this book, but after getting about halfway through it I decided to stop reading...
The Philosophy of LanguageThe Philosophy of Language
Best Price: $44.55
I, being both a philosophy student and a person with an unreliable attention span, would...
I Think, Therefore I LaughI Think, Therefore I Laugh
Best Price: $13.28
It takes a rare writer to synthesize Descartes, Russell and Marx - Groucho, that is. Somehow...
Francis Bacon: The New Organon (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)Francis Bacon: The New Organon (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
Best Price: $24.08
I had to write a research paper on Francis Bacon's The New Organon for my History of Ideas VI...
With Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal FallaciesWith Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal Fallacies
Best Price: $26.00
The book is called "With Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal Fallacies". This may...

To Infinity and BeyondTo Infinity and Beyond
Best Price: $4.95
Israeli mathematician Eli Maor's beautiful book came out in 1987 and has remained in print ever...
An Introduction to G?del's Theorems (Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy)An Introduction to G?del's Theorems (Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy)
Best Price: $20.94
For a couple of decades now, students who had completed their first logic class and dabbled in a...
Sudoku Sums Book 5Sudoku Sums Book 5
Best Price: $2.85
I bought the Sumdoku book for my Dad's birthday. He just turned eighty and loves Sudoku and...
A Rulebook for ArgumentsA Rulebook for Arguments
Best Price: $10.65
Everyone needs critical thinking. But who wants to learn it? Most books drone on and on about...
A Rhetoric of MotivesA Rhetoric of Motives
Best Price: $12.99
No matter how much and how well you understand the project - to determine the rhetoric that...

Simple Heuristics That Make Us SmartSimple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
Best Price: $22.16
People aren't computers. Human beings live in a real world of scarcity and constraint. Even...
Arco GRE/LSAT Logic Workbook, 2000 EditionArco GRE/LSAT Logic Workbook, 2000 Edition
Best Price: $7.49
The book I purchased arrived on time and was useful for a test I was scheduled to take. No...
   
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