Private: Faculty of Arts and Science – Humanities
Philosophy
Open Textbooks and Concordia Courses
| Open Textbook Title | Potentially Relevant Courses |
| Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking | |
| The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy | |
| An Introduction to Philosophy | |
| Analyzing Meaning: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics | |
| Modern Philosophy | |
| A Concise Introduction to Logic |
Description and Access
Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking
This is an introductory textbook in logic and critical thinking, aimed at providing the reader with a set of tools and skills that will enable them to identify and evaluate arguments.
Includes: exercises
The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy
This peer-reviewed, open textbook provides readers with an appreciation and understanding of philosophy framed by the very words and ideas of those who have shaped our thinking over the centuries.
Includes: primary source documents
An Introduction to Philosophy
This peer-reviewed open textbook presents philosophy to newcomers as a living discipline with historical roots. Early chapters are historically organized, to help trace a developmental progression of thought that introduce basic philosophical methods and frames issues that remain relevant today.
Includes: instructor resources
Analyzing Meaning: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics
This open textbook provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective including foundational concepts, word meanings, implicature (including indirect speech acts), compositional semantics, modals, conditionals, and causation and tense & aspect.
Includes: instructor resources
Modern Philosophy
This well reviewed open textbook in modern philosophy combines readings from primary sources with two pedagogical tools.
A Concise Introduction to Logic
Concise Introduction to Logic is an introduction to formal logic suitable for undergraduates taking a general education course in logic or critical thinking, and is accessible and useful to any interested in gaining a basic understanding of logic.
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