Aisthēsis in the practical syllogism

✍ Scribed by D. K. Modrak

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 776 KB
• Volume: 30
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0031-8116
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00372538

✦ Synopsis

In his theory of the practical syllogism, Aristotle's treatment of the conclusion -an action --as following necessarily from the premisses -the agent's reasons -is considered by many commentators to be puzzling or simply mistaken. 1 It is my view that we need not treat Aristotle so uncharitably, and should not.