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1	Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid more books like this by Douglas R Hofstadter G(del, Escher, Bach is a Pulitzer Prizewinning treatise exploring patterns and symbols in the thinking of mathematician Kurt G(del, artist M. C. Escher and composer Johann Sebastian Bach. A groundbreaking book that has set the standard for interdisciplinary writing. A book every thinking reader must have.. Douglas Hofstadters book is concerned ... see all copies from £7.16! new only from £8.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	A Concise Introduction to Logic more books like this by Patrick J Hurley This text covers all of the standard topics for any introductory logic course. The material is integrated in such a way that elements fit together as in a puzzle so students can assemble a broad picture of the subject. Visual aids and colour are used to reinforce key points and concepts. Additionally, key terms are boldfaced, many examples serve ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £17.82! \| first editions
3	A Rulebook for Arguments more books like this by Anthony Weston Updated examples, streamlined text, and the chapter on definition reworked in a rule-based format strengthen this already strong volume. Readers familiar with the previous edition will find a text that retains all the features that make Rulebook ideally suited for use as a supplementary course book -- including its modest price and compact size. ... see all copies from £5.29! new only from £8.70!
4	Critique of Pure Reason more books like this by Immanuel Kant Metaphysicians have for centuries attempted to clarify the nature of the world and how rational human beings construct their ideas of it. Materialists believed that the world (including its human component) consisted of objective matter, an irreducible substance to which qualities and characteristics could be attributed. Mind-thoughts, ideas, and ... see all copies from £2.95! new only from £6.87! \| first editions
5	Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, with Readings more books like this by Barnet Two books in one: the first, a concise text that introduces students to classic and contemporary approaches to argument; the second, a comprehensive reader of 132 selections with two anthologies -- a longer one built around 13 contemporary controversial topics and a shorter one addressing three classic philosophical questions. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.78! \| first editions
6	Critical Thinking more books like this by Brooke Noel Moore This on-line learning tool includes a list of learning objectives for each chapter; exercises, quizzes, and review quizzes (auto-graded) for each chapter; a glossary with links to relevant Web sites; tutorials for each chapter; and a critical thinking diagnostic test. Required reading for more than 250,000 students since the publication of the ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £23.41!
7	How to Argue and Win Every Time: At Home, at Work, in Court, Everywhere, Every Day more books like this by Gerry L Spence This work teaches you to make a winning argument in the boardroom, in the bedroom, at home or in the office, with your spouse, with your children, with your friends and and with your relations. The author's view is that argument is an art form, a technique which can be learnt, to give you advantage over your opponent and to persuade them that ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Introduction to logic more books like this by Irving M. Copi Dedicated to the memory of Irving M. Copi, the twelfth edition of Introduction to Logic retains its breadth of coverage, while breaking new ground with a compelling new design and inclusion of new pedagogic features to help students in their study of logic. This new edition goes further than any previous edition-or competing logic text-in ... see all copies from £1.51! new only from £14.30! \| first editions
9	Tractatus logico-philosophicus more books like this by Ludwig Wittgenstein Perhaps the most important work of philosophy written in the twentieth century, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus was the only philosophical work that Ludwig Wittgenstein published during his lifetime. Written in short, carefully numbered paragraphs of extreme brilliance, it captured the imagination of a generation of philosophers. For Wittgenstein, ... see all copies from £5.04! new only from £5.19! \| first editions
10	Crimes Against Logic: Exposing the Bogus Arguments of Politicians, Priests, Journalists, and Other Serial Offenders more books like this by Jamie Whyte This is a witty assault on lame rhetoric, specious logic, and official BS. Here's a fast-paced, ruthlessly funny romp through the mulligan stew of illogic, unreason, and just plain drivel served up daily in the media by pundits, psychics, ad agencies, New Age gurus, statisticians, free trade ideologues, business "thinkers," and, of course, ... see all copies from £8.00! new only from £8.00!
11 view cover	Six thinking hats more books like this by Edward de Bono "The main difficulty of thinking is confusion. We try to do too much at once. Emotions, information, logic, hope, and creativity all crowd in on us. It is like juggling with too many balls". The solution? Edward de Bono unscrambles the decision-making process with his "six thinking hats": White Hat: white is neutral and objective, concerned with ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £9.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing: A Brief Guide to Argument more books like this by Sylvan Barnet The collaborative effort of a professor of English and a professor of Philosophy, this concise but comprehensive guide to argument is ideal for bringing critical thinking into any writing or literature course. With 54 readings on current and classic topics, Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing helps students make the move from critical thinking ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.79! \| first editions
13 view cover	Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility more books like this by James P. Carse A fascinating meditation on life as a contest of games to be completed and games to be continued--and on what lies beyond winning and losing. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.66! \| first editions
14 view cover	Logic of Scientific Discovery more books like this by Karl Popper First published in English in 1959, Karl Popper's The Logic of Scientific Discovery revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge and is one of the most widely read books about science written last century. Described by the philosopher AJ Ayer as 'a work of great originality and power', Popper presents the two ideas that did ... see all copies from £5.88! new only from £10.07! \| first editions
15 view cover	Power of Logic more books like this by Charles S Layman This introductory level text carries the conviction that logic is the most important course that college students take. "The Power of Logic" provides balanced coverage of informal logic, traditional categorical logic, and modern symbolic logic, while its companion on-line supplement, "Logic Tutor", offers a wealth of applications for the concepts ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £17.03! \| first editions
16 view cover	A Practical Study of Argument more books like this by Trudy Govier Learn to formulate better arguments with A PRACTICAL STUDY OF ARGUMENT Providing you with a practical introduction to sound argumentation, this philosophy text gives you the tools you need to understand formal logic and formulate a good argument. Real world examples are included to show you how theory is brought to life in everyday practice. ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £16.04! \| first editions
17 view cover	Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge more books like this by Karl Popper Conjectures and Refutations is one of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, notable not only for its acute insight into the way scientific knowledge grows, but also for applying those insights to politics and to history. It provides one of the clearest and most accessible statements of the fundamental idea that guided his work: not ... see all copies from £6.04! new only from £9.72! \| first editions
18 view cover	Uses of Argument more books like this by Toulmin Traditionally, logic has been claimed to be 'the science of rational argument', but the relevance to our everyday disputes of the formal logician's results has remained unclear. The abstract character of traditional logic cuts the subject off from practical considerations; Mr Toulmin enquires why this is so, and shows how an alternative conception ... see all copies from £12.75! new only from £15.22! \| first editions
19 view cover	How to Think about Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age more books like this by Theodore Schick, Lewis Vaughn This brief, inexpensive text helps the reader to think critically, using examples from the weird claims and beliefs that abound in our culture to demonstrate the sound evaluation of any claim. The authors focus on types of logical arguments and proofs, making "How to Think about Weird Things" a versatile supplement for logic, critical thinking, ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £24.56! \| first editions
20 view cover	Becoming a Critical Thinker: A User Friendly Manual more books like this by Sherry Diestler For courses in Critical Thinking, Informal Logic, Rhetoric, Argumentation, and English courses which cover the Argumentative Essay. This text trains students to distinguish high-quality, well-supported arguments from arguments with little or no evidence to support them. It develops the skills required to effectively evaluate the many claims ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £27.30!
21 view cover	The Philosophy of Language more books like this by Aloysius Martinich (Editor) What is meaning? What is the relationship between language and the world? How is linguistic communication possible? This comprehensive anthology contains thirty-seven of the most important articles in the philosophy of language, including both classic articles by such philosophers as Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, J.L. Austin, W.V. Quine, and P ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £31.49!
22 view cover	Informal Logic 1ed more books like this by Douglas N Walton This is an introductory guidebook to the basic principles of how to construct good arguments and how to criticeze bad ones. It is non-technical in its approach and is based on 150 key examples, each discussed and evaluated in clear, illustrative detail. Professor Walton, a leading authority in the field of informal logic, explains how errors, ... see all copies from £4.09! new only from £5.72!
23 view cover	The Logic Book more books like this by Merrie Bergmann This new edition is for introductory and intermediate level logic courses, offered in Philosophy departments. The semantics, syntax, and metatheory of both sentential and predicate logic are covered in detail. Techniques and concepts are presented first informally, then formally, using comprehensive explanations and numerous carefully constructed ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £53.54! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Power of Critical Thinking: Effective Reasoning about Ordinary and Extraordinary Claims more books like this by Lewis Vaughn Enhanced by many innovative exercises, examples, and pedagogical features, The Power of Critical Thinking: Effective Reasoning About Ordinary and Extraordinary Claims, Second Edition, explores the essentials of critical reasoning, argumentation, logic, and argumentative essay writing while also incorporating material on important topics that most ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £16.64! \| first editions
25 view cover	Impending Crisis more books like this by David M Potter Chapter One" American Nationalism Achieves an Ominous Fulfillment" On Saturday evening, February 19, 1848, a little after dusk, a special courier arrived in Washington at the end of a remarkably rapid journey from Mexico City. He had left the Mexican capital scarcely two weeks earlier, had hastened through the mountains and down to Vera Cruz, ... see all copies from £8.19! new only from £14.21! \| first editions

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