{"product_id":"fallacies-william-of-ockham-9781955392761","title":"Fallacies: Part 3, Book 4 of Summa Logicae","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFallacies\u003c\/em\u003e, by William of Ockham (AD 1287-1347), is the last book (Part 3, Book 4) of the \u003cem\u003eSumma Logicae \u003c\/em\u003e(Summary of Logic), a medieval textbook on syllogistic logic which is divided into three parts: terms, propositions and syllogisms, broadly speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFallacies\u003c\/em\u003e is the medieval nominalistʼs response to Aristotleʼs \u003cem\u003eSophistical Refutations (De Sophisticis Elenchis)\u003c\/em\u003e. It treats of the fallacies of equivocation, amphibology, composition and division, accent, figure of speech, \u003cem\u003esecundum quid et simpliciter\u003c\/em\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Franciscan monk, philosopher and logician, William of Ockham is widely considered the father of nominalism. The \u003cem\u003eSumma Logicae\u003c\/em\u003e is his principal treatise on the subject. From a nominalistic point of view, it takes a fresh look at Aristotleʼs \u003cem\u003eCategories, Interpretation \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Topics \u003c\/em\u003eas contained in the\u003cem\u003e Organon; \u003c\/em\u003eand it rejects the idea of universals as things having an independent existence outside the mind (as originally advanced by Plato).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Of Ockham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955392765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955392761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunny Lou Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d","brand":"William Of Ockham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427756687615,"sku":"9781955392761","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec0ccb35-e238-46aa-8ee4-9aae7a6ad0e2.jpg?v=1761581393","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fallacies-william-of-ockham-9781955392761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}