A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive - Softcover

John Stuart Mill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1314212907 ISBN 13: 9781314212907

Publisher: HardPress

Synopsis

A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive; Being A Connected View Of The Principles Of Evidence And The Methods Of Scientific Investigation by John Stuart Mill surveys a program to build a comprehensive science of reasoning and investigation. It articulates a methodological vision in which psychology and an embryonic ethology provide the elementary laws of mind and collective character, which are then integrated with historical insight, education, and ethics to form a unified social science. Mill argues against purely experimental or abstract methods for studying society, proposing instead a concrete physical-deductive approach that derives social phenomena from many interacting causes, supplemented by consilience—the fusion of a priori reasoning with robust empirical evidence. The work also distinguishes an inverse historical method, where empirical tendencies are identified through history and tied back to human nature for probabilistic predictions. It maps the structure of social inquiry into Social Statics, Social Dynamics, and Political Economy, and foregrounds the roles of national character, education, individuals, and great minds in shaping social progress. The text further grounds logic in the analysis of language, names, and propositions, setting a foundation for a science of evidence and inference that aims to guide policy, institutions, and education toward human well-being.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1314212907
• ISBN 13: 9781314212907
• Binding: Paperback