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Charles Coppens’ aim in A Brief Textbook of Logic and Mental Philosophy is to present to students and readers, especially those unfamiliar with the Latin language, a brief yet clear outline of the systems of logic, metaphysics, cosmology, psychology, and natural theology taught in the Catholic colleges, seminaries, and universities.

5. Logic is the science which directs the mind in the attainment of truth. By a science we mean the knowledge of things in connection with their causes. Logic is properly called a science, because it considers not only the rules which direct the mind in the attainment of truth, but also the causes or reasons why they do so. 6. It comprises two parts. That portion which considers the modes or forms of mental action, and, in particular, the rules to be observed in reasoning or discussing,
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