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• Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Mind

  Author(s): Eran Asoulin, Paul Richard Blum, Tony Cheng, et al.

  Updated: Dec 5, 2019

  Description: Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Mind surveys the central themes in philosophy of mind and places them in a historical and contemporary context intended to engage first-time readers in the field. It focuses on debates about the status and character of the mind and its seemingly subjective nature in an apparently more objective world.

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• forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic - Fall 2019 Edition (Calgary)

  Author(s): Aaron Thomas-Bolduc, Richard Zach; University of Calgary

  Updated: Sep 9, 2019

  Description: This is a textbook on formal logic. The book is divided into nine parts. Part I introduces the topic and notions of logic in an informal way, without introducing a formal language yet. Parts II–IV concern truth-functional languages. In it, sentences are formed from basic sentences using a number of connectives (‘or’, ‘and’, ‘not’, ‘if . . . then’) which just combine sentences into more complicated ones. We discuss logical notions such as entailment in two ways: semantically, using the method of...[more]

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• forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic - Fall 2018 Edition (Calgary Remix)

  Author(s): Aaron Thomas-Bolduc, Richard Zach; University of Calgary

  Updated: Sep 4, 2019

  Description: THIS BOOK WILL BE ARCHIVED ON February 1, 2020 AS IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEW EDITION. This is a textbook on formal logic. The book is divided into eight parts. Part I introduces the topic and notions of logic in an informal way, without introducing a formal language yet. Parts II–IV concern truth-functional languages. In it, sentences are formed from basic sentences using a number of connectives (‘or’, ‘and’, ‘not’, ‘if . . . then’) which just combine sentences into more complicated ones. We...[more]

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• Sets, Logic, Computation: An Open Introduction to Metalogic

  Author(s): Richard Zach; University of Calgary

  Updated: Sep 4, 2019

  Description: Sets, Logic, Computation is an introductory textbook on metalogic. It covers naive set theory, first-order logic, sequent calculus and natural deduction, the completeness, compactness, and Löwenheim-Skolem theorems, Turing machines, and the undecidability of the halting problem and of first-order logic. The audience is undergraduate students with some background in formal logic, e.g., what is covered by forall x. NOTE: It's title has been changed from "Sets, Logic, Computation: An Open Logic Te...[more]

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• forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic

  Author(s): P.D. Magnus

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: forall x is an open access introductory textbook in formal logic. It covers translation, proofs, and formal semantics for sentential and predicate logic. forall x was written by P.D. Magnus, an associate professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Magnus received his PhD from UC San Diego.

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• Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking

  Author(s): Matthew J. Van Cleave, Lansing Community College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: This is an introductory textbook in logic and critical thinking. The goal of the textbook is to provide the reader with a set of tools and skills that will enable them to identify and evaluate arguments. The book is intended for an introductory course that covers both formal and informal logic. As such, it is not a formal logic textbook, but is closer to what one would find marketed as a “critical thinking textbook.”

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• A Concise Introduction to Logic

  Author(s): Craig DeLancey, SUNY Oswego

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: A Concise Introduction to Logic is an introduction to formal logic suitable for undergraduates taking a general education course in logic or critical thinking, it and is accessible and useful to any interested in gaining a basic understanding of logic. This text takes the unique approach of teaching logic through intellectual history; the author uses examples from important and celebrated arguments in philosophy to illustrate logical principles. The text also includes a basic introduction to ...[more]

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• The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy

  Author(s): Edited by Jeff McLaughlin, Thompson Rivers University

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: It is important for students not only to get an appreciation and understanding of philosophy but also to be exposed to the very words and ideas of those who have shaped our thinking over the centuries. Accordingly, the title of this collection hints at the facts that these readings are from the original sources and that these philosophers were the originators of many of the issues we still discuss today. Major areas of philosophy covered here are: Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy o...[more]

• Modern Philosophy

  Author(s): Walter Ott, Alexander Dunn

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: This is a textbook (or better, a workbook) in modern philosophy. It combines readings from primary sources with two pedagogical tools. Paragraphs in italics introduce figures and texts. Numbered study questions (also in italics) ask students to reconstruct an argument or position from the text, or draw connections among the readings. And I have added an introductory chapter (Chapter 0 – Minilogic and Glossary), designed to present the basic tools of philosophy and sketch some principles and pos...[more]

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• An Introduction to Philosophy

  Author(s): W. Russ Payne, Bellevue College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: The goal of this text is to present philosophy to newcomers as a living discipline with historical roots. While a few early chapters are historically organized, the goal in the historical chapters is to trace a developmental progression of thought that introduces basic philosophical methods and frames issues that remain relevant today. Later chapters are topically organized. These include philosophy of science and philosophy of mind, areas where philosophy has shown dramatic recent progress. Th...[more]