An Introduction To Traditional Logic: Classical Reasoning For Contemporary Minds

This is an excellent book.. Sullivan does a great job of explaining how traditional logic differs from modern logic. In particular, his treatment of Realism as the foundation for traditional logic is very helpful. He also does a good job in exposing some of the flaws with Nominalism, and this is important because Nominalism seems to lie beneath the surface of modern logic (even though modern logic is often said to be free of metaphysical assumptions). This is a relatively short book, but the author does a good job of packing it full of a lot of important info. and clear explanations. This book is considerably shorter than Kreeft's book on the same topic, but in some ways it is a better book. In other ways, the book by Kreeft is better. Both are excellent and seem to complement each other really well. One weakness to Sullivan's book is that it has a fair amount of typos. But, overall, it is an excellent book.

This is the book I have been searching for most of my adult life. I am a Roman Catholic and naively thought that I would learn some philosophy if I went to a good Catholic university. I went to an elite Jesuit university and learned nothing about my faith or philosophy. Nobody told me that the Jesuits no longer hold the faith. The little philosophy that I did learn in college was modernist enlightenment nonsense. This book is about scholastic logic, the logic that built the west. Scholastic philosophy is the philosophy of the Catholic Church but unfortunately the Church has been infiltrated by liberal heretics who hide scholasticism from laymen. For the Catholic layman who wants to know philosophy this book is great introduction on logic that is very accessible without being watered down. Other books that I recommend on scholasticism for the beginner like myself are An Introduction to Philosophy: Perennial Principles of the Classical Realist Tradition by Daniel J. Sullivan, An Introduction to Philosophyby Jacques Maritain and The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism by Ed Feser.

This book does not provide a clear, step by step process to understand and apply logical reasoning. It is a series of short discussions on "notions in logic," but if the student is brand new to the study of logic, there isn't enough guidance to become able to use the material independently. Each chapter has exercises, but without an answer key provided, I found it very frustrating to find out if I was on the right track. It is a 2-star textbook, but as reading supplemental to stronger textbook, it might get 3 stars.I would have given the book just 1 star, except that my prejudice against it is illogical. I particularly dislike this book because my son's logic teacher chose it to be the primary text for grades 7-10. I had to buy another book, "Introductory Logic," by Nance and Wilson, to help him with his homework. There just wasn't enough material in the book to adequately explain the concepts.

This paperback is intended as a textbook for introduction to logic or entry-level philosophy courses. It provides a solid overview of traditional Aristotelian logic rooted in common sensical syllogisms rather than the mathematical equations of contemporary logic. Graphs and charts aid the reader in picking up the language and reasoning of classic Greek logic. I recommend the book for all beginners to logic, as it comes in handy to know this stuff (which is more easily accessible for those who don't know math) before trying to learn the contemporary logic that dominates philosophy classrooms today.

This is a concise presentation of Traditional Logic. It is not as extensive as Peter Kreeft's Socratic Logic, it does not have as many exercises. However it contains material that Kreeft does not have and some explanations that are clearer than Kreeft.

I am reading this book at the moment. Very excited about the subject, love the way author organized the material - based on the three acts of human intellect. So far, everything seems accessible.

This book was excellent, I strongly recommend it, It is clear and proper for a person that begins his/her studies in philosophy.... Delivery on time.

A good read (at least my wife thought so).