Articulating Medieval Logic

by Terence Parsons

Terence Parsons presents a new study of the development and logical complexity of medieval logic. Basic principles of logic were used by Aristotle to prove conversion principles and reduce syllogisms. Medieval logicians expanded Aristotle's notation in several ways, such as quantifying predicate terms, as in 'No donkey is every animal', and allowing singular terms to appear in predicate position, as in 'Not every donkey is Brownie'; with the enlarged...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199688842
• ISBN13: 9780199688845
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"