Q&A: Studying Logic
Studying Logic
Question
Hello to our honored teacher and rabbi, may God preserve you, and may your wellsprings spread outward until the coming of the Messiah, amen.
My question: I would like to study logic properly and in an organized way. How should I go about learning it? Which books would you recommend?
Answer
Why only until the coming of the Messiah? What about after that? Will they be left with the Baal Shem Tov, whose wellsprings will continue to spread then too? You insulted me.
If you’re looking for books in Hebrew, I’m familiar with somewhat older literature. There’s a fairly thick book, but simple and clear to read: Irving Copi, Introduction to Logic. On the more formal aspects, a bit of Avron and Polkov, Logic for Thinkers and Computers. For philosophical aspects, Introduction to the Theory of Logic by Hugo Bergmann—a book that is neither easy nor short.
There’s a course at the Open University, but I’m not familiar with the book. Usually their books are good and are intended for self-study. It’s worth checking.
Mathematical logic is of course a different opera altogether. There the professional literature is far broader, across many subfields (though probably not in Hebrew).
Discussion on Answer
There are filmed courses from the Open University on Telegram—both logic for computer science and the exact sciences, and logic for philosophy.
Thank you, Rabbi, for the answer!!