An Introduction to Logic

by H.W.B. Joseph

General character of the enquiry Of terms, and their principal distinctions Of the categories Of the predicables Of the Rules of Definition and division Of the intension and extension o terms Of the proposition or judgement Of the various forms of the judgement Of the distribution of terms in the judgement Of immediate inferences Of syllogism in general Of the moods and figures of Syllogism Of the reduction of the imperfect syllogistic figures Of the principles of syllogistic inference Of hypothetical and disjunctive reasoning Of enthymeme, sorites, and dilemma Of the form and matter of inference Of induction Of the presuppositions of inductive reasoning Of the rules by which to Judge of causes and effects Of non-reciprocating causal relations Of explanation Of induction by simple enumeration Of mathematical reasoning Of the methodology

Genres: Logic, Philosophy

Hardcover

First published October 1, 2000

Reviews

[Berry Muhl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a challenging read, and as such is perhaps an indication of what we've lost, academically, over the past century in terms of challenge. The original edition of this book dates back to around the turn of the 20th century; the edition I read dates from some time after WWI. I would regard this as a must for anyone interested in any kind of deep debate on any topic. My biggest gripe is that the section on Fallacies is relegated to an appendix.

[AC · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Classic -- on the older logic.