A Concise Introduction to Logic

Patrick J. Hurley

ISBN 10: 0495006971 ISBN 13: 9780495006978

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2005

Synopsis

Unsurpassed for its clarity, conciseness, and comprehensiveness, Hurley's market-leading A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC has established itself as the standard for introductory logic texts. Hailed in the first seven editions for an unwavering commitment to lucid, focused, reader-friendly presentations of logic's basic topics, the latest edition of this text raises the bar yet again as it makes unprecedented pedagogical strides with state of the art multimedia technology. As a component of HURLEY'S LOGIC CD-ROM that is bundled free with each copy of the new edition, Hurley's own Learning Logic software, now complete and fully revised for this edition of the text, offers teachers and students of logic an extraordinary tool for engaging logic's basic concepts. Designed around the idea that students learn at least as effectively from aural communication as from visual, Learning Logic contains over 11,000 audio files that, when combined with animations, present the central concepts of logic in an unprecedented fashion. These concepts are reinforced through thousands of new interactive practice problems that give audio and visual feedback for both correct and incorrect answers. Also delivered on HURLEY'S LOGIC CD-ROM is a fully revised, more easily navigable version of Logic Coach, a tool that enables students interactively to solve virtually every exercise set in the text. Rounded out with a revolutionary online course management and testing engine developed by the Wadsworth Group and a book-specific Web site that features student quizzing and interactive tutorials on Venn diagrams and truth tables, Hurley's A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC, Eighth Edition is not only the most logically sound choice that a professor could make for his or her logic course, but the most "technologically" sound choice as well.

About this title

About the Author

Patrick Hurley was born in Spokane, Washington in 1942. He received his bachelor's degree in mathematics (with a Physics minor) from Gonzaga University in 1964 and his Ph.D. in philosophy of science with an emphasis in history of philosophy from Saint Louis University in 1973. In 1972 he began teaching at the University of San Diego, where his courses have included logic, philosophy of science, metaphysics, process philosophy, and legal ethics. In 1987 he received his J.D. from the University of San Diego and he is currently a member of the California Bar Association. He retired from teaching in 2008, but continues his research and writing. His interests include music, art, opera, environmental issues, fishing, and skiing.

Review

"Hurley has satisfied my goals for logic classes for a number of years. I will continue to use it. I believe that its greatest strength is that it is primarily directed toward students, rather than logicians."

"The book has gotten steadily better. Note: it was a good book to begin with."

"I have compared Hurley's book to several texts and have found it to be by far the best."

"Overall the book accomplishes MY goals and I have no plans to make a change."

"Several times a semester I ask students for anonymous written one-minute feedback on what they would keep, modify or trash about the course. While there are always a few who trash me, their teaching assistant, the acoustics in the lecture hall, the CD, logic, probability, general education or proofs, it has been several years since anyone has proposed relegating the text to the flames."

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0495006971
• ISBN 13: 9780495006978
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 672