Aristotle's Modal Proofs: Prior Analytics A8-22 in Predicate Logic

By Adriane Rini

Book Overview

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Part I: Modern Methods for Ancient Logic.- 1. The Non-Modal Syllogistic: An.Pr. A1-7.- 2. The Assertoric Syllogistic in LPC.- 3. A Realm of Darkness.- 4. Technicolour Terms.- 5. Representing Modality.- Part II: Necessity in the Syllogistic: An. Pr. 8-12.- 6. Syllogizing in Red: Trivializing the Modals.- 7. First-Figure Mixed Apodeictic Syllogisms.- 8. Modal Conversion in the Apodeictic Syllogistic.- 9. Against the Canonical Listings.- 10. Apodeictic Possibility.- Part III: Contingency in the Syllogistic: An. Pr. 13-22.- 11. Contingency (A13, A14).- 12. Realizing Possibilities.- 13. Barbara XQM.- 14. First Figure X+Q (A15).- 15. First Figure L+Q, Q+L (A16).- 16. Contingency in the 2nd Figure (A17, A18, A19).- 17. Contingency in the 3rd Figure (A20, A21, A22).- 18. Summary and Conclusion.- Appendix: The LPC Framework.- Bibliography.- Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400700490
• ISBN13: 9789400700499
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"