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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrometheus Books, Publishers
ISBN-10159102675X
ISBN-139781591026754
eBay Product ID (ePID)3038388883
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
Publication NameLogic of Alice : Clear Thinking in Wonderland
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEducational Psychology, Language, Children's & Young Adult Literature, Logic
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorBernard M. Patten
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-030716
Reviews"Brian Jenkins once again brings sound judgment and scholarship to perhaps the most difficult issue we will face--the likelihood that terrorists might obtain and use a nuclear weapon. Jenkins shows us how we must confront our fears with thoughtful and diligent action. We can afford to do no less. A must read. " --George Tenet, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency "There are things that rightly terrify us in this world, and Jenkins names them carefully. But fear is also used to control us. Beyond manipulation, this saps our strength and our spirit, leaving us immobilized, not fully human at all. Learning to distinguish the two is the gift of this book." --Bishop Carolyn Tanner Irish, Episcopal Bishop of Utah "The book has a fascinating climax: you are the president, a nuclear explosion has just occurred in Manhattan... This is the one part of the book that I wish to be available to the president and his cabinet and advisors if such an event ever occurs--preferably before it occurs... I hope a copy of Jenkins' book will be in the office of every senior official." --Thomas C. Schelling, Nobel Laureate.
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal823/.8
Table Of ContentIntroduction; Down the Rabbit Hole; The Pool of Tears; A Caucus Race and a Long Tale; The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill; Advice from a Caterpillar; Pig and Pepper; A Mad Tea Party; The Queen's Croquet Ground; The Mock Turtle's Story; The Lobster Quadrille; Who Stole the Tarts?; Alice's Evidence.
SynopsisMany commentaries have been devoted to Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The interpretations range from Freudian analysis to speculations about the real-life people who may have inspired the animal characters. In this unique approach to interpreting Alice, the fruit of ten years of research, Dr. Bernard M. Patten shows that Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, fused his passion for logic, mathematics, and games with his love of words and nonsense stories to produce a multifaceted, intricately structured work of literature. Patten provides a chapter-by-chapter skeleton key to Alice, which meticulously demonstrates how its various episodes reveal Dodgson's profound knowledge of the rules of clear thinking, informal and formal logic, symbolic logic, and human nature.As Patten makes clear, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, far from being just an entertaining children's book, is more complex and deeply reflective of Dodgson's character than it may seem. By making an effort to understand its deeper layers, both children and adults may profit from this masterful tale by learning to think better and, along the way, having fun., Many commentaries have been devoted to Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The interpretations range from Freudian analysis to speculations about the real-life people who may have inspired the animal characters. In this unique approach to interpreting Alice, the fruit of ten years of research, Dr. Bernard M. Patten shows that Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, fused his passion for logic, mathematics, and games with his love of words and nonsense stories to produce a multifaceted, intricately structured work of literature. Patten provides a chapter-by-chapter skeleton key to Alice, which meticulously demonstrates how its various episodes reveal Dodgson's profound knowledge of the rules of clear thinking, informal and formal logic, symbolic logic, and human nature. As Patten makes clear, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, far from being just an entertaining children's book, is more complex and deeply reflective of Dodgson's character than it may seem. By making an effort to understand its deeper layers, both children and adults may profit from this masterful tale by learning to think better and, along the way, having fun., In this unique approach to the 'Alice' phenomenon of Lewis Carroll, the author makes clear that far from being just an entertaining children's book, the "Wonderland Adventures" are more complex and deeply reflective of Lewis Carroll's character. By making the effort to understand the deeper layers, both children and adults can profit from the master tale by learning to think better and also to have fun.
LC Classification NumberPR4611.A73P38 2008
