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1 online resource (vi, 246 pages) |
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The new synthese historical library ; v. 68 |
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New synthese historical library ; v. 68.
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Modern Methods for Ancient Logic -- ch. 1 Non-Modal Syllogistic: An. Pr. A1-7 -- ch. 2 Assertoric Syllogistic in LPC -- ch. 3 Realm of Darkness -- ch. 4 Technicolour Terms -- ch. 5 Representing the Modals -- pt. II Necessity in the Syllogistic: An. Pr. A8-12 -- ch. 6 Syllogizing in Red: Trivializing the Modals -- ch. 7 First Figure Mixed Apodeictic Syllogisms -- ch. 8 Modal Conversion in the Apodeictic Syllogistic -- ch. 9 Against the Canonical Listings -- ch. 10 Apodeictic Possibility -- pt. III Contingency in the Syllogistic: An. Pr. A13-22 -- ch. 11 Contingency (A13, A14) -- ch. 12 Realizing Possibilities -- ch. 13 Barbara XQM -- ch. 14 First Figure X+Q (A15) -- ch. 15 First Figure L+Q, Q+L (A16) -- ch. 16 Contingency in the 2nd Figure (A17-19) -- ch. 17 Contingency in the 3rd Figure (A20-22) -- ch. 18 Summary and Conclusion |
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Aristotle's modal syllogistic is his study of patterns of reasoning about necessity and possibility. Many scholars think the modal syllogistic is incoherent, a 'realm of darkness'. Others think it is coherent, but devise complicated formal modellings to mimic Aristotle's results. This volume provides a simple interpretation of Aristotle's modal syllogistic using standard predicate logic. Rini distinguishes between red terms, such as 'horse', 'plant' or 'man', which name things in virtue of features those things must have, and green terms, such as 'moving', which name things in virtue of their |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Aristotle
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Aristotle fast |
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Modality (Logic)
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Predicate (Logic)
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PHILOSOPHY -- Logic.
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Sciences sociales.
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Droit.
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Sciences humaines.
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Modality (Logic)
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Predicate (Logic)
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789400700505 |
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9400700504 |
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