A Brief Textbook of Logic and Mental Philosophy

by Charles Coppens

1891. The Catholic Review offers the following recommendation: Those who are acquainted with Father Coppens' textbooks of Rhetoric and Oratorical Composition, will be prepared to find in this new work of his a model of order and thoroughness, combined with an attractive style, and they will not be disappointed. The treatment of logic in its dialectic side is the best brief statement for school use that we have yet seen in English. the critical side of the logic is compendious, but by no means dry. The latter two-thirds of the work is devoted to mental philosophy. The views of the Stonyhurst Manuals are reflected in this book, only that the American Jesuit has systematized the matter in a way to make all teachers grateful to him.

288 pages, Paperback

Published April 28, 2004

Reviews

[Jacob Lovelace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good short book on logic

[Lance · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was truly great for critical logic and mental philosophy, here are my pros and cons.

Pros:
He explains critical logic very concisely, with much detail, and interacts with different schools of thought on various occasions.
His work on mental philosophy is very good for a beginner and he explains these concepts well.
Fr. Coppens is well suited for beginners

Cons:
Many printing errors such as misspelled words, missing letters, distortions in the text etc.

Fr.Coppens as a jesuit defends middle knowledge (cringe, read Fr Billuart’s refutation translated by Christian B Wagner)

Very anti evolution of all types (including theistic evolution) however it is worthy of mention that this was written in 1891, before modern evolutionary science.


Overall:
Great book and I definitely recommend it for any level of reader!