Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking
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作者D.Q. Mcinerny 著
出版社Random House Publishing Group
出版时间2005-05
装帧平装
上书时间2024-09-28
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作者
D.Q. Mcinerny 著
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出版社
Random House Publishing Group
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出版时间
2005-05
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ISBN
9780812971156
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定价
172.10元
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装帧
平装
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开本
其他
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纸张
其他
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页数
160页
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正文语种
英语
- 【内容简介】
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Whetherregardedasascience,anart,oraskill–anditcanproperlyberegardedasallthree–logicisthebasisofourabilitytothink,analyze,argue,andcommunicate.Indeed,logicgoestotheverycoreofwhatwemeanbyhumanintelligence.Inthisconcise,crisplyreadablebook,distinguishedprofessorD.Q.McInernyoffersanindispensableguidetousinglogictoadvantageineverydaylife.Writtenexplicitlyforthelayperson,McInerny’sBeingLogicalpromisestotakeitsplacebesideStrunkandWhite’sTheElementsofStyleasaclassicoflucid,invaluableadvice.
AsMcInernynotes,logicisadeep,wide,andwonderfullyvariedfield,withabearingoneveryaspectofourintellectuallife.Amasteryoflogicbeginswithanunderstandingofrightreasoning–andencompassesagraspoftheclosekinshipbetweenlogicalthoughtandlogicalexpression,aknowledgeofthebasictermsofargument,andafamiliaritywiththepitfallsofillogicalthinking.Accordingly,McInernystructureshisbookinaseriesofbrief,penetratingchaptersthatbuildononeanothertoformaunifiedandcoherentintroductiontoclearandeffectivereasoning.
Attheheartofthebookisabrilliantconsiderationofargument–howanargumentisfoundedandelaborated,howitdiffersfromotherformsofintellectualdiscourse,andhowitcriticallyembodiestheelementsoflogic.McInernyteasesoutthesubtletiesandcomplexitiesofpremisesandconclusions,differentiatesstatementsoffactfromstatementsofvalue,anddiscussestheprinciplesandusesofeverymajortypeofargument,fromthesyllogistictotheconditional.Inaddition,heprovidesanincisivelookatillogicalthinkingandexplainshowtorecognizeandavoidthemostcommonerrorsoflogic.
Elegant,pithy,andprecise,BeingLogicalbreakslogicdowntoitsessentialsthroughclearanalysis,accessibleexamples,andfocusedinsights.Whetheryouareastudentorateacher,aprofessionalsharpeningyourcareerskillsoranamateurdevotedtothefinepointsofthoughtandexpression,youaresuretofindthisbriefguidetoeffectingreasoningbothfascinatingandilluminating.
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- 【作者简介】
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D.Q.MCINERNYhastaughtlogictocollegestudentsfordecadesatNotreDame,theUniversityofKentucky,andOurLadyofGuadalupeSeminaryinLincoln,Nebraska.AscholarofThomasMertonandtherecipientoftwoPh.D.’s,ProfessorMcInernylivesinLincoln,Nebraska.
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