RE: [jboske] Any recommendations for Logic textbook?

["And Rosta" <a.rosta@lycos.co.uk>]

Allan:
> I've tried to follow the discussions about logic (ro, import, et al.) and
> failed miserably 

Me too, to some extent. To someone intimidated by the subject I'd
suggest any old "logic for dummies" sort of thing. And then James
McCawley's _Everything linguists always wanted to know about logic
but were ashamed to ask_. Our main gurus are McCawley & Quine --
John is a big Quine fan. (I confess that even tho I'm a big John
fan, I haven't yet got round to reading Quine. But I will.)

The McCawley book is quite intimidating -- he writes as if he takes
it for granted that you the reader are intelligent & quick on the
uptake. But Lojbanists tend to be such people -- geeky computery
sorts. 

--And.

> 
> I purchased Quine's "Methods of Logic" last night, but I'm wondering
> what the list participants would recommend as a good 1st logic textbook?
> I didn't find any immediate references on the wiki about suggested logic
> textbooks, hence this post to the list 
> 
> ki'e mu'o mi'e
> zirbolc (allan)
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