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Logic, Inductive and Deductive:
Characterised by incisive explanations of logic in language and analysis, Minto's excellent introduction is a must-read for those wishing to gain a grasp of critical thought and the applications of logic. Beginning with an examination of how logic began as a discipline, Minto delves into an examination of logical consistency, the syllogism, plus various analyses of terms and their proper usage.
Much of the book is focused on linguistics and language; how people may properly express rational arguments and thoughts in order to attain a consistent approach to both speech and thinking. Minto's sources are diverse; for instance he cites Aristotle and other Ancient Greek philosophers as providing the founding of modern logic. A further strength of the text are methods described for analysing arguments, thereby identifying the qualities - and potential inconsistencies and weaknesses - in their logic.
The latter portion of the work is focused upon logic as it is applied in scientific experiments and studies. The use of sources and statistical, reliably measured data as a bedrock to quantifiably proving hypotheses is examined, together with a variety of observational methods used by scientists to expand the boundaries of their knowledge.
Much of the book is focused on linguistics and language; how people may properly express rational arguments and thoughts in order to attain a consistent approach to both speech and thinking. Minto's sources are diverse; for instance he cites Aristotle and other Ancient Greek philosophers as providing the founding of modern logic. A further strength of the text are methods described for analysing arguments, thereby identifying the qualities - and potential inconsistencies and weaknesses - in their logic.
The latter portion of the work is focused upon logic as it is applied in scientific experiments and studies. The use of sources and statistical, reliably measured data as a bedrock to quantifiably proving hypotheses is examined, together with a variety of observational methods used by scientists to expand the boundaries of their knowledge.
306 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1893
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September 16, 2013
I received the Kindle version for FREE, but only shows paperback version available on here.
I was hoping this book would help with logic reasoning on LSAT and that you will need this skill in law school; but just starting the book...seems to be out of scope for me. I'll review and see if it can help any...definitely not a resource for this.
This book is written in Old English (archaic) but still able to review; refers to Greek philosophers like Socrates and Aristotle, then also laws of thought, etc. but liked the bias on these various laws introduced and also seeing the fallacies of principles. Overall, I found myself skimming through the logic and reasoning proposed.
Since I was considering to go to law school and taking the LSAT in October, I wanted to see if I can grasp some enlightenment on the material at hand. The first few chapters were quite daunting, abstract, and Old English writing which made it a bore. However, when I skimmed to the end, there was some brief insight on formal logic that is used when prepping for LSAT, also plurality of causes as well as alternative possibility of causation, and to look upon hypothesis and analogies when dealing with probable cause (or certain type of cases especially criminal related). Only this part had my senses stirring and got light insight as a whole. This may be a resource in the future, who knows.
Overall, this book wasn't what I was expecting but for FREE who could complain.
2 stars (okay read but yet not your typical or easy read).
Adrienna Turner
Author of ten books.
www.adriennaturner.webs.com
I was hoping this book would help with logic reasoning on LSAT and that you will need this skill in law school; but just starting the book...seems to be out of scope for me. I'll review and see if it can help any...definitely not a resource for this.
This book is written in Old English (archaic) but still able to review; refers to Greek philosophers like Socrates and Aristotle, then also laws of thought, etc. but liked the bias on these various laws introduced and also seeing the fallacies of principles. Overall, I found myself skimming through the logic and reasoning proposed.
Since I was considering to go to law school and taking the LSAT in October, I wanted to see if I can grasp some enlightenment on the material at hand. The first few chapters were quite daunting, abstract, and Old English writing which made it a bore. However, when I skimmed to the end, there was some brief insight on formal logic that is used when prepping for LSAT, also plurality of causes as well as alternative possibility of causation, and to look upon hypothesis and analogies when dealing with probable cause (or certain type of cases especially criminal related). Only this part had my senses stirring and got light insight as a whole. This may be a resource in the future, who knows.
Overall, this book wasn't what I was expecting but for FREE who could complain.
2 stars (okay read but yet not your typical or easy read).
Adrienna Turner
Author of ten books.
www.adriennaturner.webs.com
February 1, 2020
Читаючи, ніби готуєшся до суперечок, диспутів. Вчишся мислити логічно і послідовно. Логіка є для того щоб уникнути омани. «Це практична наука, яка має справу з природою думки і способами іі вираження».
Проте напрошується питання навіщо розчленовувати мислення на складові? Такий логічний аналіз, скажімо, афоризмів або блукаючих істин у якості вправи видається доцільним. Це дозволить критичніше сприймати різні крилаті вислови, загальноприйняті твердження.
Взагалі доволі складно для сприйняття, доводиться напружено вловлювати зміст.
Виникла думка, що різні суперечки, намагання довести свою точку зору є для пошуку істини. І якщо, за законом логіки, є істинне твердження, то виходить істину можна знайти, вона пізнавана. Тобто філософи античності успішно знаходили, а значить знали істину.
Цікавим є місце логіки, індукціі в розвитку науковоі думки. Бо скажімо, коли читаєш усі ці буквенні позначення понять, то зовсім нецікаво і складно.
Виникло розуміння що ж це таке є дослідження у науці. Насамперед це розумова праця, логіка - виявлення причин, побудова гіпотез і іх доведення.
Думаю, що вміння виявляти причинно-наслідковий зв‘язок було б корисне багатьом.
Проте напрошується питання навіщо розчленовувати мислення на складові? Такий логічний аналіз, скажімо, афоризмів або блукаючих істин у якості вправи видається доцільним. Це дозволить критичніше сприймати різні крилаті вислови, загальноприйняті твердження.
Взагалі доволі складно для сприйняття, доводиться напружено вловлювати зміст.
Виникла думка, що різні суперечки, намагання довести свою точку зору є для пошуку істини. І якщо, за законом логіки, є істинне твердження, то виходить істину можна знайти, вона пізнавана. Тобто філософи античності успішно знаходили, а значить знали істину.
Цікавим є місце логіки, індукціі в розвитку науковоі думки. Бо скажімо, коли читаєш усі ці буквенні позначення понять, то зовсім нецікаво і складно.
Виникло розуміння що ж це таке є дослідження у науці. Насамперед це розумова праця, логіка - виявлення причин, побудова гіпотез і іх доведення.
Думаю, що вміння виявляти причинно-наслідковий зв‘язок було б корисне багатьом.
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