| #609612 in Books | 2014-05-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.40 x1.20 x9.30l,.0 | File type: PDF | 352 pages||12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.| A landmark work in the history and philosophy of logic.|By ROBERT|This is a landmark work in the History of Logic. Parsons illuminates Aristotelian Logic and, most especially, its developments and extensions through the Medieval/Scholastic period. More deeply, he finds just what is the engine, or are the engines, of the further creation and development of Logic in this tradi
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 notation come additi...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Articulating Medieval Logic | Terence Parsons. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
