tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post360144555999437917..comments2023-12-22T03:51:16.223-05:00Comments on Big Monkey, Helpy Chalk: Open Access Logic TextbooksRob Helpy-Chalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814390262154687969noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-30695552671231048482010-08-11T20:33:12.321-04:002010-08-11T20:33:12.321-04:00You should also check out Peter Bradley' Inqui...You should also check out Peter Bradley' <a href="http://inquiry.mcdaniel.edu/inquiry/entrance.php" rel="nofollow">Inquiry </a> it is a bit more cog-sci oriented that the book by Woods I linked to above, but still good. <br /><br /><a href="http://helpychalk.blogspot.com/2010/08/loftis-j-robert-breaking-back-of.html" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is my most recent post on the need for open access textbooks in philosophy.Rob Helpy-Chalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814390262154687969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-52414576283028999682010-08-11T20:29:10.085-04:002010-08-11T20:29:10.085-04:00Believe or Doubt: I've been looking for exactl...Believe or Doubt: I've been looking for exactly that, something that can replace Hurley. Most recently I've found Cathal Woods' <a href="http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~rwoods/methodsoflogic.htm" rel="nofollow">Introduction to Reasoning.</a> I know Cathal is looking for people to adopt it on a trial basis. You should contact him. I'm going to probably use it in the spring.Rob Helpy-Chalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814390262154687969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-76070553485754144502010-08-11T17:13:56.830-04:002010-08-11T17:13:56.830-04:00Thanks for the info. Has anyone found an intro to ...Thanks for the info. Has anyone found an intro to logic book with informal logic, fallacies, categorical logic, and the like?Believeordoubthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13401663191628885051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-81920982986656664382010-08-11T17:12:53.058-04:002010-08-11T17:12:53.058-04:00Thanks for the info. Has anyone found an intro tex...Thanks for the info. Has anyone found an intro textbook that includes informal logic and basic inductive logic at a freshman level (something like the Hurley text, but free:))?Believeordoubthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13401663191628885051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-47651686042202101142009-11-28T12:35:51.794-05:002009-11-28T12:35:51.794-05:00David. Thomason's download requires a password...David. Thomason's download requires a password. could you post, or email to rdell@neo.rr.com<br /><br />many thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-19136674940600624942008-11-07T06:53:00.000-05:002008-11-07T06:53:00.000-05:00Richmond Thomason has posted free PDF and PostScri...Richmond Thomason has posted free PDF and PostScript versions of his classic text Symbolic Logic: An Introduction (1970) here:<BR/>http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~rthomaso/logic-intro/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-68493458199665003272008-07-15T13:59:00.000-04:002008-07-15T13:59:00.000-04:00Because writing books on advanced topics is fun, a...Because writing books on advanced topics is fun, and you wouldn't make much money at it. Writing a book on a elementary topic is less fun, plus you can make money at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-19225159382502782562008-06-18T12:13:00.000-04:002008-06-18T12:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link, and for making your text open...Thanks for the link, and for making your text open access. I'll put it on the list of texts I'm considering for the spring. They'll probably be another post about this when I actually make my decision.Rob Helpy-Chalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814390262154687969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-25341783570427072008-06-18T08:41:00.000-04:002008-06-18T08:41:00.000-04:00I'm a bit late to this discussion, but I thought I...I'm a bit late to this discussion, but I thought I'd take the opportunity to mention my open access logic textbook too. The pdf is freely available from <A HREF="http://users.ox.ac.uk/~sfop0118/papers/elements.pdf" REL="nofollow">http://users.ox.ac.uk/~sfop0118/papers/elements.pdf</A>. I, like PD Magnus, made the text available through <A HREF="http://www.lulu.com/content/411800" REL="nofollow">Lulu</A> and just printed it on demand when I needed to teach from it. If I recall, it's a bit more mathematically advanced than PD's though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-71288934443351949812008-05-30T08:22:00.000-04:002008-05-30T08:22:00.000-04:00Sorry, the addresses are cut. Have a look at Amazo...Sorry, the addresses are cut. Have a look at Amazon.fr and Amazon.uk!Mikolkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474496860871759825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-45990247159542946412008-05-30T08:19:00.000-04:002008-05-30T08:19:00.000-04:00Hello,I am sorry but $155 for Hurley? Are you sure...Hello,<BR/><BR/>I am sorry but $155 for Hurley? Are you sure you are not making a mistake? <BR/>In Europe, this book costs less than 60 euros (here: http://www.amazon.fr/Concise-Introduction-Logic-Patrick-Hurley/dp/0495504033/ref=cm_lmf_tit_2),<BR/>, and less than £75 in UK (here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Concise-Introduction-Logic-Patrick-Hurley/dp/0495503835/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212149731&sr=8-3)Mikolkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474496860871759825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-35597332418179854722008-05-25T18:47:00.000-04:002008-05-25T18:47:00.000-04:00When I teach logic, I use Teller's A Modern Formal...When I teach logic, I use Teller's A Modern Formal Logic Primer. Teller holds the copyright, and he's made it available for free at<BR/><BR/>http://tellerprimer.ucdavis.edu<BR/><BR/>There's also a natural deduction proof-checker that goes along with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-55041789446623250062008-05-22T16:09:00.000-04:002008-05-22T16:09:00.000-04:00PD: I'm almost certainly adopting the book, and on...PD: I'm almost certainly adopting the book, and once I get the new version of the course established I'll be happy to write a letter to your institution on how much I enjoy using it.<BR/><BR/>Xcthulu, thanks for the links. Why are the open access texts on advanced topics? Most of the people who need a break from textbook prices are like my community college students, taking very basic courses.Rob Helpy-Chalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814390262154687969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-92003237241529017192008-05-20T14:47:00.000-04:002008-05-20T14:47:00.000-04:00Harold Simmons has three texts on more advanced to...Harold Simmons has three texts on more advanced topics I have found helpful:<BR/><BR/>Lambda Calculus:<BR/>http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hsimmons/BOOKS/lcalculus.pdf<BR/><BR/>Category Theory:<BR/>http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hsimmons/BOOKS/CatTheory.pdf<BR/><BR/>Model Theory:<BR/>http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~hsimmons/BOOKS/ModelTheory.pdf<BR/><BR/>For a more historical text, Project Gutenberg has a really nice copy of Boole's Laws of Thought:<BR/>http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15114/15114-pdf.pdf<BR/><BR/>Furthermore Blackburn, van Bentham and Wolter have provided PDF copies of the entries in their Handbook of Modal Logic here:<BR/>http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~frank/MLHandbook/<BR/><BR/>And finally, for those into history of Modal Logic there's Goldblatt's nice discussion:<BR/>http://www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/~rob/papers/modalhist.pdfXCthulhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769131061986408287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-66700239970686073192008-05-14T14:10:00.000-04:002008-05-14T14:10:00.000-04:00Thanks for the kind comments about forall x. If yo...Thanks for the kind comments about forall x. If you do decide to use it, please drop me an e-mail and let me know. I am up for tenure soon, and documentation that the book is being used can help it count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102103.post-10140396973975627762008-05-11T10:18:00.000-04:002008-05-11T10:18:00.000-04:00$155? Holy crap! My copy of Hurley cost 65.95 ac...$155? Holy crap! My copy of Hurley cost 65.95 according to the sticker (and that was through the bookstore). Is there some horrible textbook shortage going on? I still use this book, mainly because it has great examples of fallacies from real life.<BR/><BR/>Barwise and Etchemendy was useful for symbolic logic, but I always thought of it more from a programming perspective than from a way to apply it to the natural (and social) world. I don't have my copy right with me at the moment, but I agree that it's a litte dry for an intro class.<BR/><BR/>forallx by Magnus does look good. I may keep a copy for my arsenal.Matt BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583564428711476409noreply@blogger.com