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Author : J. van Rijen
Release : 2012-12-06
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Aspects of Aristotle’s Logic of Modalities by : J. van Rijen
Download or read book Aspects of Aristotle’s Logic of Modalities written by J. van Rijen. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Max Cresswell
Release : 2016-09-15
Genre : Mathematics
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Book Synopsis Logical Modalities from Aristotle to Carnap by : Max Cresswell
Download or read book Logical Modalities from Aristotle to Carnap written by Max Cresswell. This book was released on 2016-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in the metaphysics and logic of possible worlds goes back at least as far as Aristotle, but few books address the history of these important concepts. This volume offers new essays on the theories about the logical modalities (necessity and possibility) held by leading philosophers from Aristotle in ancient Greece to Rudolf Carnap in the twentieth century. The story begins with an illuminating discussion of Aristotle's views on the connection between logic and metaphysics, continues through the Stoic and mediaeval (including Arabic) traditions, and then moves to the early modern period with particular attention to Locke and Leibniz. The views of Kant, Peirce, C. I. Lewis and Carnap complete the volume. Many of the essays illuminate the connection between the historical figures studied, and recent or current work in the philosophy of modality. The result is a rich and wide-ranging picture of the history of the logical modalities.
Author : Richard Bosley
Release : 1975
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Aspects of Aristotle's Logic by : Richard Bosley
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Author : Marko Malink
Release : 2013-11-01
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Aristotle’s Modal Syllogistic by : Marko Malink
Download or read book Aristotle’s Modal Syllogistic written by Marko Malink. This book was released on 2013-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aristotle was the founder not only of logic but also of modal logic. In the Prior Analytics he developed a complex system of modal syllogistic which, while influential, has been disputed since antiquity—and is today widely regarded as incoherent. In this meticulously argued new study, Marko Malink presents a major reinterpretation of Aristotle’s modal syllogistic. Combining analytic rigor with keen sensitivity to historical context, he makes clear that the modal syllogistic forms a consistent, integrated system of logic, one that is closely related to other areas of Aristotle’s philosophy. Aristotle’s modal syllogistic differs significantly from modern modal logic. Malink considers the key to understanding the Aristotelian version to be the notion of predication discussed in the Topics—specifically, its theory of predicables (definition, genus, differentia, proprium, and accident) and the ten categories (substance, quantity, quality, and so on). The predicables introduce a distinction between essential and nonessential predication. In contrast, the categories distinguish between substantial and nonsubstantial predication. Malink builds on these insights in developing a semantics for Aristotle’s modal propositions, one that verifies the ancient philosopher’s claims of the validity and invalidity of modal inferences. Malink recognizes some limitations of this reconstruction, acknowledging that his proof of syllogistic consistency depends on introducing certain complexities that Aristotle could not have predicted. Nonetheless, Aristotle’s Modal Syllogistic brims with bold ideas, richly supported by close readings of the Greek texts, and offers a fresh perspective on the origins of modal logic.
Author : Richard Patterson
Release : 2002-08-22
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Aristotle's Modal Logic by : Richard Patterson
Download or read book Aristotle's Modal Logic written by Richard Patterson. This book was released on 2002-08-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1995 book argues that a proper understanding of Aristotle's modal logic requires an appreciation of its connection to the metaphysics.
