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Logic

Logic

Last updated: February 12, 2025

    The best books on Critical Thinking, recommended by Nigel Warburton

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    The best books on Critical Thinking - Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

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    Thinking, Fast and Slow
    by Daniel Kahneman

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    The best books on Critical Thinking - Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling

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    Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
    by Hans Rosling

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    The best books on Critical Thinking - Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success by Matthew Syed

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    Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success
    by Matthew Syed

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    The best books on Critical Thinking - The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli

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    The Art of Thinking Clearly
    by Rolf Dobelli

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    The best books on Critical Thinking - Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study by Tom Chatfield

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    Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study
    by Tom Chatfield

  • Do you know your straw man arguments from your weasel words? Nigel Warburton, Five Books philosophy editor and author of Thinking from A to Z, selects some of the best books on critical thinking—and explains how they will help us make better-informed decisions and construct more valid arguments.

  • The best books on Critical Thinking - Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  • The best books on Critical Thinking - Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
  • The best books on Critical Thinking - Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success by Matthew Syed
  • The best books on Critical Thinking - The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
  • The best books on Critical Thinking - Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study by Tom Chatfield

The best books on Critical Thinking, recommended by Nigel Warburton

Do you know your straw man arguments from your weasel words? Nigel Warburton, Five Books philosophy editor and author of Thinking from A to Z, selects some of the best books on critical thinking—and explains how they will help us make better-informed decisions and construct more valid arguments.

The best books on Critical Thinking, recommended by Nigel Warburton

    The best books on Logic, recommended by Tom Stoneham

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    The best books on Logic - Logic Primer by Colin Allen & Michael Hand

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    Logic Primer
    by Colin Allen & Michael Hand

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    The best books on Logic - Logic by Wilfrid Hodges

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    Logic
    by Wilfrid Hodges

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    The best books on Logic - Paradoxes by R. M. Sainsbury

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    Paradoxes
    by R. M. Sainsbury

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    The best books on Logic - Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein

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    Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
    by Ludwig Wittgenstein

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    The best books on Logic - Philosophy of Logic by Willard Van Orman Quine

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    Philosophy of Logic
    by Willard Van Orman Quine

  • Logic is an excellent form of mind-training because it involves a very particular way of thinking and focus on truth. But how does it work and what are its limitations? Tom Stoneham, a professor of philosophy at the University of York, picks some great books for anyone who wants to learn more about logic.

  • The best books on Logic - Logic Primer by Colin Allen & Michael Hand
  • The best books on Logic - Logic by Wilfrid Hodges
  • The best books on Logic - Paradoxes by R. M. Sainsbury
  • The best books on Logic - Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein
  • The best books on Logic - Philosophy of Logic by Willard Van Orman Quine

The best books on Logic, recommended by Tom Stoneham

Logic is an excellent form of mind-training because it involves a very particular way of thinking and focus on truth. But how does it work and what are its limitations? Tom Stoneham, a professor of philosophy at the University of York, picks some great books for anyone who wants to learn more about logic.

The best books on Logic, recommended by Tom Stoneham

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