Hard Thinking The Reintroduction of Logic to Everyday Life |
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| Author:
| Mullen, John D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8476-8003-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $86.95 |
Book Description:
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Ideally a logic text should encourage not only criticism of thinking, but critical thinking itself. To its great credit, ard Thinking
does both. |s Nicholas Rescher, University of Pittsburgh Mullen effectively combines logic, epistemology, and good old fashioned common sense. The dialogues and examples are telling; the explanations clear and to the point. The book articulates, defends, and exemplifies all the important features of 'hard thinking'. Many texts purport to aid in the...
More DescriptionIdeally a logic text should encourage not only criticism of thinking, but critical thinking itself. To its great credit, ard Thinking does both. |s Nicholas Rescher, University of Pittsburgh Mullen effectively combines logic, epistemology, and good old fashioned common sense. The dialogues and examples are telling; the explanations clear and to the point. The book articulates, defends, and exemplifies all the important features of 'hard thinking'. Many texts purport to aid in the teaching of thinking; this one will clearly succeed. |s Harvey Siegel, University of Miami Not only does Mullen's text challenge students to do some hard thinking, but it explains why they should and it shows them how....[T]he text includes strong chapters on both traditional and modern formal logic. As a result, this book should prove suitable for a wide variety of courses. |s Bruce Umbaugh, Webster University