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  • Logic

  • A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition
  • By: Graham Priest
  • Narrated by: Kyle Tait
  • Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (15 ratings)

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Logic

By: Graham Priest
Narrated by: Kyle Tait
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Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-technical terms, showing that logic is a powerful and exciting part of modern philosophy.

In this new edition Graham Priest expands his discussion to cover the subjects of algorithms, axioms, and proofs in mathematics.

©2017 Graham Priest (P)2021 Tantor
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A bit disappointing.

Generally seems to be a good introduction to logic, though one would walk away from the book under the misleading impression that logic disproves the existence of God. Priest seems to take every opportunity to explain why he doesn't think the Christian theistic proofs hold up, which gives the distinct impression of axe grinding. Granted, some of the theistic proofs offered by Christians do seem to be problematic, such as the teleological arguement, or Pascal's wager. However, Priest seems to either misunderstand or misrepresent the Argument from First Causes, since it is not at all like his example of mothers. Saying that I have a mother, and you have a mother, therefore we must have the same mother is not analogous to saying everything seems to have a cause, and the cause of everything seems to be some prior cause. If we back track the train of causes then we seem to need either an infinite train of causes (an impossibility) or a beginning cause which got everything else going, is a sufficient for it's own existence. Whether or not this works is a serious question, but in any case, it is an argument untouched by Priest, who chose to attack a strawman.

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