Irving Copi

Irving Copi
Born
Copilovich or Copilowish

(1917-07-28)July 28, 1917
Duluth, Minnesota
DiedAugust 19, 2002(2002-08-19) (aged 85)
Honolulu, Hawaii
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Notable workIntroduction to Logic (1953)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois
University of Michigan
Academic advisorsBertrand Russell
Main interests
Calculus of relations
Notable ideas
Logical matrix
Venn diagram method for syllogism testing[1]
Reverse truth table method for syllogism testing[2]

Irving Marmer Copi (/ˈkɒpi/;[3] né Copilovich or Copilowish; July 28, 1917 – August 19, 2002) was an American philosopher, logician, and university textbook author.

  1. ^ Irving Copi, Introduction to Logic (6th ed.), Macmillan, 1982, p. 223; cf. Wayne Grennan, Informal Logic: Issues and Techniques, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997, p. 115.
  2. ^ Irving Copi, Introduction to Logic (6th ed.), Macmillan, 1982, p. 345; cf. Wayne Grennan, Informal Logic: Issues and Techniques, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997, p. 100.
  3. ^ "Introduction to Logic 14th Edition by Pearson"