Prior Analytics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162680866)

Prior Analytics is a philosophical work by Aristotle that explores the principles of deductive reasoning and logic. The book is divided into two parts, the first of which focuses on the theory of syllogism, while the second part discusses the nature of demonstration and proof. In the first part, Aristotle presents his theory of syllogism, which is a form of deductive reasoning that involves drawing a conclusion from two premises. He outlines the different types of syllogisms and their corresponding modes of inference, as well as the rules for valid syllogistic reasoning. In the second part, Aristotle discusses the nature of demonstration and proof, which he defines as a process of reasoning that leads to certain knowledge. He examines the different types of demonstration, including those based on definitions, axioms, and hypotheses, and explains the criteria for a valid demonstration. Overall, Prior Analytics is an important work in the history of philosophy and logic, as it laid the groundwork for many of the principles and concepts that are still used in these fields today.WE must first state the subject of our inquiry and the faculty to which it belongs: its subject is demonstration and the faculty that carries it out demonstrative science. We must next define a premiss, a term, and a syllogism, and the nature of a perfect and of an imperfect syllogism; and after that, the inclusion or noninclusion of one term in another as in a whole, and what we mean by predicating one term of all, or none, of another.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Aristotle
ISBN-10: 1162680865
ISBN-13: 9781162680866
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.22d