A History of Western Philosophy - Norman L. Geisler

Ideas from Descartes until Derrida which influenced modern and post-modern society. For those interested in spotting inconsistency, illogical and self-defeating ideas in western culture. In order for an idea to be valid, it needs to conform with the 1st principles of knowledge also known as the laws of logic which are self-evident, self-existent, irreducible and indeniable. These are:
#1. The law of Existence;
Being is. You have to exist in order to deny your existence.
#2. The law of Identity; B = B. In order to deny your identity you need to have an identity first.
#3. The law of Non-contradiction; B is not [not-B or A]. A = B cannot be simultaneously true. In order to deny the law of non-contradiction you need the law of non-contradiction.
#4. The law of the Excluded Middle; B or not-B. In other words, A or B, but A and B cannot both be true simultaneously. In order to deny the law of the excluded middle you need the law of the excluded middle.
#5. The law of Causality; contingent beings have a necessary cause. In order to deny the law of causality, there needs to be a cause for its denial.
#6. The law of Contingency; B can not cause itself. Nothing cannot cause something. In order to deny contingency something contingent triggered its denial.
#7. The law of Analogy; B's effect is analogue to B's cause. There are always analogies between the cause and its effects, whether it's denied or not.