Aristotle and Logical Theory

✍ Scribed by Jonathan Lear

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 137
• Edition: 1St Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Aristotle was the first and one of the greatest logicians. He not only devised the first system of formal logic, but also raised many fundamental problems in the philosophy of logic. In this book, Dr Lear shows how Aristotle's discussion of logical consequence, validity and proof can contribute to contemporary debates in the philosophy of logic. No background knowledge of Aristotle is assumed.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title page......Page 5
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
1. Syllogistic consequence......Page 15
2. Completeness and compactness......Page 29
3. Hypothetical syllogisms......Page 48
4. Invalid inferences......Page 68
5. Invalid proofs......Page 90
6. Proof by refutation......Page 112
Bibliography......Page 129
General Index......Page 135