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Symbolic Logic is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Lewis Carroll is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Lewis Carroll then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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This book by Lewis Carroll is a wonderful source to learn the basics of logic in a funny and natural way. It can be used as a self-study guide or as a manual for educators teaching elements of logic to schoolchildren. It is very clear and consequent and gives the basic idea of propositions and syllogisms. The theory is framed in an unusual game that makes it much more understandable. As always Carroll's examples are a little bit absurdic but this is exactly what makes them humorous, attractive and involving. The book is also a great brain teaser for readers of all ages. Unfortunately it is not as well known as Alice in Wonderland but it has been translated into many foreign languages. I widely used the Russain translation when teaching logic to schoolchildren in St. Petersburg, Russia. Currently being a doctoral student in the States I try to introduce it to my colleagues.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I first came across this book in my local library many years ago, and have never forgotten it. It's clever and funny, and I've always wanted to read it again. This copy is in excellent condition, and I'm delighted to have the book at hand for future browsing. It may not make me into the sort of maths expert which Lewis Carroll was, but it will give me lots o fun.
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
great book to teach logic to children
26 May 1999
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This book by Lewis Carroll is a wonderful source to learn the basics of logic in a funny and natural way. It can be used as a self-study guide or as a manual for educators teaching elements of logic to schoolchildren. It is very clear and consequent and gives the basic idea of propositions and syllogisms. The theory is framed in an unusual game that makes it much more understandable. As always Carroll's examples are a little bit absurdic but this is exactly what makes them humorous, attractive and involving. The book is also a great brain teaser for readers of all ages. Unfortunately it is not as well known as Alice in Wonderland but it has been translated into many foreign languages. I widely used the Russain translation when teaching logic to schoolchildren in St. Petersburg, Russia. Currently being a doctoral student in the States I try to introduce it to my colleagues.
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Reminds us that math can be FUN
20 Jan 2000
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Math is fun, but the rhetoric of most 'taught' (probably an overstatement) math (and, by extension, logic) is so incredibly dry that the forest is rarely seen for the bark on the trees. But here Carroll, with tongue lodged firmly in cheek, turns the rhetoric (and by extension, the way we think about math problems) on its ear, and the result is an often incredibly funny approach to math and logic problems which stays with you and ultimately worms its way into your quotidian. I'll also say that, as an atrociously poor student in high school, this book allowed me to ace the SATs, and then ten years later the GREs.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
This ain't Wonderland
22 July 2006
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Some books you read to relax, some to learn, and some...well, some will make you think and wonder and grow. This is one of those.
The problems here have been around for more than a century, and yet they are still as effective in teaching logic as the day they were written.
If you are getting ready for the LSAT, this is not a bad place to start. If you just want to tease your intellect, this is a great source for hours of amusement.
The problems here have been around for more than a century, and yet they are still as effective in teaching logic as the day they were written.
If you are getting ready for the LSAT, this is not a bad place to start. If you just want to tease your intellect, this is a great source for hours of amusement.
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