Essentials of Logic

Human beings have been thinking logically (and illogically) since the earliest era of human existence. However, they have not always been aware of the general principles that distinguish logical from illogical forms of thought. Logic, as an academic subject, is the systematic study of those principles. In his "Essentials of Logic" Bosanquet lays out rules we should follow if we want our reasoning to be the best possible.


The rules of logic are guides to correct reasoning just as the rules of arithmetic are guides to correctly adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers. You can improve your reasoning by studying the principles of logic, just as you can improve your number-crunching abilities by studying the principles of mathematics. 


Because correct reasoning can be applied to any subject matter whatsoever, anyone can benefit from Bosanquet's guide.  The number of potential applications of logical theory is practically unlimited.