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• noobly · Jun 25, 2018 · Recommends

  I can recommend the following: Coursera's course "Learning How to Learn" Thinking Fast and Slow, Kahneman How to Read a Book, Adler[0] The Trivium, Sister Miriam Joseph How to Solve It, Polya I'd also recommend others that have already been recommended, such as the Discourse On the Method, the logic course (which I haven't personally taken, but…

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• billfruit · Nov 28, 2019 · Recommends

  I would recommend the book "The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric", by Sister Miriam Joseph. It attempts to cover the ground that may have been lost by those who missed out studying 'The Classics' formally, all in a…

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• billfruit · Jan 31, 2021 · Recommends

  I would recommend the book, Introduction to Logic by Irving M Copi and others. It has a large number of interesting exercises too. Another choice would be the book, 'The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric : Understanding the Nature and Function of Language' by Sister Miriam Joseph.

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• billfruit · Mar 28, 2022 · Recommends

  Some books from a few different domains which may be of the type OP is asking for: 1. The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric : Understanding the Nature and Function of Language by Sister Miriam Joseph. 2. Introduction to Logic by Irving Copi. 3. Computer Systems: A Programmer's…

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