Ask HN: Best Introductory Books on Logic?

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by rasulkireev • 5 years ago

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hnglt2• 5 years ago

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Formal_Logic

This wasn't my introduction to logic, but I like to skim it for refreshers, and it seems well-written enough to me.

My introduction was What is Mathematical Logic? by Crossley et al., which is a master class in terseness and probably more suitable for someone who's already got a foundation in logic. I must've read the first three chapters three times each, and the rest fewer times than I should've :-).

rasulkireev3• 5 years ago

Yeah, I love wikipedia, this is probably a good start :)

hnglt2• 5 years ago

Sorry if this isn't what you're looking for. I just read your other reply that you're looking for philosophical logic. I've got no experience with that at all and can't give a suggestion. But good luck with your learning!

dazzatron• 5 years ago

Are you looking for books mathematical logic or philosophical logic?

rasulkireev3• 5 years ago

I am leaning toward the Philosophical Logic to start with.

selfishgene• 5 years ago

https://forallx.openlogicproject.org/forallxyyc.pdf

Superb writing and well motivated.

rasulkireev3• 5 years ago

Nice one, thanks.

keiferski• 5 years ago

I have good memories of studying logic at university with Understanding Symbolic Logic by Virginia Klenk.

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