Logic: Or, The Right Use Of Reason In The Inquiry After Truth. By Isaac Watts, Part 4 - Softcover

Isaac Watts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371915619 ISBN 13: 9780371915615

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Logic: Or, The Right Use Of Reason In The Inquiry After Truth.. By Isaac Watts is a comprehensive late-18th-century treatise on logic that frames reasoning as a practical art essential for pursuing truth and guiding moral life. The work is organized into four principal sections plus an introductory discourse: Perceptions and Ideas, Judgment and Propositions, Reasoning and Syllogism, and of Method. Watts argues that human reason, though frail, can be cultivated to distinguish truth from falsehood, guard against common misjudgments, and align intellectual inquiry with divine revelation. He defines core mental operations (perception, conception, judgment, and disposition), explains the nature of substances and ideas, and surveys the classification of terms, propositions, and syllogisms. The text emphasizes clear definitions, careful division and distribution of topics, and the critical role of method in learning and communication. It also treats the roots of error—prejudices arising from things, words, self-interest, and persuasion—and prescribes disciplined habits for memory, study, and the application of reason to faith and life. The overall aim is to equip readers with a practical, virtuous, and disciplined use of reason in the pursuit of truth.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371915619
• ISBN 13: 9780371915615
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344