num_pages: 397
description: There are hundreds of logic tests in print but none like this one. (1) This is the only complete system of classical Aristotelian logic in print. The old logic is still the natural logic of the four language arts (reading writing speaking and listening). Symbolic or mathematical logic may be superior to classical ordinary-language Aristotelian logic for the sciences but not for the humanities and is more sophisticated theoretically but not more useful practically. (How often have you heard non-philosophers argue in symbolic logic?) (2) This book is simple and user-friendly. It is highly interactive with a plethora of exercises and a light engaging style. Most beginners need a back to basics logic text rather than the latest overpriced one with state-of-the-art bells and whistles that they will never use outside class. (3) It is practical. It is designed for do-it-yourselfers as well as classrooms. It emphasizes topics in proportion to probable student e.g. interpreting ordinary language not only analyzing but also constructing effective arguments smoking out hidden assumptions making argument maps and using Socratic method in various circumstances. It is divided into eighty-eight mini-chapters for maximum mix-and-match flexibility. (4) It is also philosophical. Its exercises expose students to many classical quotations and additional chapters introduce philosophical issues in a Socratic manner and from a common-sense realistic point of view. It prepares students for reading Great Books rather than Dick and Jane and models Socrates as the beginner's ideal teacher and philosopher.
language: English
title: Socratic Logic: A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles
publisher: St. Augustine's Press