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HE importance of logical Definition, as a philo sophical discipline, is acknowledged on all hands. Equally unquestioned is its value both as a means of detecting error and as a branch of logical Method. There is, also, a pretty general agreement as to the need for a detailed exposition of its doc trines, with a pointed reference to practice: indeed.
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