Logic

A path from accessible to advanced

Begin with a clear philosophical introduction, then compare ancient accounts of argument and explanation with twentieth-century attempts to define the limits of language and formal reasoning.

1. 1. The Problems of Philosophy

   Bertrand Russell · Moderate · Medium

   The Problems of Philosophy is the most accessible starting point for the questions that motivate analytic philosophy.

2. 2. Rhetoric

   Aristotle · Challenging · Medium

   Rhetoric broadens the study of reasoning by examining persuasion, evidence, audience, and forms of argument.

3. 3. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

   Ludwig Wittgenstein · Challenging · Medium

   The Tractatus compresses logic, language, and the limits of expression into a demanding numbered structure.

4. 4. Principia Mathematica

   Bertrand Russell · Moderate · Long

   Principia Mathematica is a specialist landmark in formal foundations and belongs at the advanced end of the sequence.