Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking

图书标准信息

• 作者 D.Q. Mcinerny 著
• 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2005-05
• ISBN 9780812971156
• 定价 172.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 160页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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】

D.Q.MCINERNYhastaughtlogictocollegestudentsfordecadesatNotreDame,theUniversityofKentucky,andOurLadyofGuadalupeSeminaryinLincoln,Nebraska.AscholarofThomasMertonandtherecipientoftwoPh.D.’s,ProfessorMcInernylivesinLincoln,Nebraska.

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