While Critical Thinking and Logic: A Philosophical Workbook covers standard issues of critical thinking such as argument types and fallacies, it also provides a solid foundation for an advanced course in formal logic. The final chapter includes a complete translation of Descartes’s Meditations, allowing students to put their newly acquired skills to work on a classic work of philosophy.
Todd M. Furman teaches at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1992, writing his dissertation on the Gettier problem. His primary interests in philosophy include Hume, skepticism, and the philosophy of religion - especially the problem of evil.