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Aristotle's Modal Proofs: Prior Analytics A8-22 in Predicate Logic (Volume 68)
Adriane Rini
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Description for Aristotle's Modal Proofs: Prior Analytics A8-22 in Predicate Logic (Volume 68)
paperback. Aristotle's modal syllogistic is his study of patterns of reasoning about necessity and possibility. This volume provides a simple interpretation of Aristotle's modal syllogistic using standard predicate logic, making it accessible to a wide range of readers. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 361.
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 non-necessary features. By applying this distinction to the Prior Analytics, Rini ... Read more
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 non-necessary features. By applying this distinction to the Prior Analytics, Rini ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Netherlands
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Series
The New Synthese Historical Library
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400734678
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V9789400734678
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About Adriane Rini
Adriane Rini received an A.B. in philosophy at Smith College, and a Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is the author of numerous articles on the history of modal logic. In 2003, she was awarded a Marsden Grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand for her research on Aristotle’s logic. Subsequently, she has been working on a book, ... Read more
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