Logic, Vol. 2: Demonstrative Inference; Deductive and Inductive

William Ernest Johnson

ISBN 10: 1330296095 / ISBN 13: 9781330296097

Published by Forgotten Books, 2016

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Print on Demand. This book delves into the intricate world of logic, exploring the fundamental principles of reasoning and inference. It challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of propositions, adjectives, and substantives, offering a fresh perspective on how these elements interact to form the building blocks of thought. Rooted in the rich history of philosophical inquiry, the author engages with the ideas of renowned thinkers like Aristotle, John Stuart Mill, and Bertrand Russell, providing insightful critiques and reinterpretations of their theories. The book delves into the complexities of the syllogism, induction, and various forms of logical argument, shedding light on their strengths and limitations. Through meticulous analysis and clear explanations, the author unravels the complexities of logical categories, symbolic systems, and the different kinds of magnitude. The book explores the role of intuition and experience in shaping our understanding of the world, while also emphasizing the importance of rigorous logical analysis in scientific reasoning. By examining the interplay between language, thought, and reality, this book offers a profound exploration of the logical foundations of human knowledge. Its insights into the nature of inference and the structure of propositions have the potential to transform our understanding of how we reason and make sense of the world around us. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Title: Logic, Vol. 2: Demonstrative Inference; Deductive and Inductive
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1330296095
• ISBN 13: 9781330296097
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Logic

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Excerpt from Logic, Vol. 2: Demonstrative Inference; Deductive and Inductive

Before introducing the topics to be examined in Part II, I propose to recapitulate the substance of Part I, and in so doing to bring into connection with one another certain problems which were there treated in different chapters. I hope thus to lay different emphasis upon some of the theories that have been maintained, and to remove any possible misunderstandings where the treatment was unavoidably condensed.

In my analysis of the proposition I have distinguished the natures of substantive and adjective in a form intended to accord in essentials with the doctrine of the large majority of logicians, and as far as my terminology is new its novelty consists in giving wider scope to each of these two fundamental terms. Prima facie it might be supposed that the connection of substantive with adjective in the construction of a proposition is tantamount to the metaphysical notions of substance and inherence. But my notion of substantive is intended to include, besides the metaphysical notion of substance - so far as this can be philosophically justified - the notion of occurrences or events to which some philosophers of the present day wish to restrict the realm of reality. Thus by a substantive proper I mean an existent; and the category of the existent is divided into the two subcategories: what continues to exist, or the continuant; and what ceases to exist, or the occurrent, every occurrent being referrible to a continuant.

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