Philosophy discussion

So I've read mostly continental and some analytic. Where analytic philosophy discusses language and logic, my understanding of the two have mostly come from site's that teach logic online. I feel like I don't have a solid grasp on this particular field and I am wondering if someone can give some recommendations for books that teach modern day linguistic/symbolic logic. Thanks, John.

If you understand Spanish language, I'd have a couple of really good books to recommend you, the ones I've used to assist myself in the logic/philosophy of language courses I've taken... But I think that there are many English language books which explain and introduce notions most usually used in classic logic, set theory... etc. From there, you can keep on studying until you grasp most of the things you'd need to understand analytic philosopher's texts.

To get an insight about the importance of logic for the so-called "philosophers of the linguistic turn", you can try some Russell or some Hempel (sorry I can think about any title right now).

Hey thanks! I actually did consider starting with Russel's intro to mathematical philosophy but I have heard its somewhat outdated and not the best place to start other than having a historical understanding of analytic development. I've read good reviews for "An Introduction to Philosophical Logic" by Anthony C. Grayling so at some point I will probably buckle down and read that.

If it's logic specifically that you're interested in, check out this guide:

http://www.logicmatters.net/resources...

If one is interested in analytical philosophy a good philosopher to check out is A. J. Ayer.

Greyling's book doesn't teach symbolic logic. It examines the nature of things like propositions, meaning, reference, etc. Still a good book though. For learning symbolic logic...there's a lot of books out there. I learned it from 'Logic and Philosophy: A Modern Introduction' and I definitely enjoyed it.