A System of Logic Ratiocinative and Inductive

By: Mill, John Stuart

Book Excerpt: ypotheses are real facts with some of their circumstances exaggerated or omitted 2553. Some of the first principles of geometry are axioms, and these are not hypothetical 2564. --but are experimental truths 2585. An objection answered 2616. Dr. Whewell's opinions on axioms examined 264CHAPTER VI.The same Subject continued.Sec. 1. All deductive sciences are inductive 2812. The propositions of the science of number are not verbal, but generalizations from experience 2843. In what sense hypothetical 2894. The characteristic property of demonstrative science is to be hypothetical 2905. Definition of demonstrative evidence 292CHAPTER VII.Examination of some Opinions opposed to the preceding doctrines.Sec. 1. Doctrine of the Universal Postulate 2942. The test of inconceivability does notRead More

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798707375644
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"