An Introduction to the Syllogism

and the Logic of Proportional Quantifiers

Bruce E.R Thompson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

1993
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-1970-1 (ISBN)

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Syllogisms are the oldest and most carefully studied logical forms. This book attempts to convey some sense of the tradition in which syllogistic logic has developed; but the book also goes well beyond the classical theory. Rather than limiting syllogistic logic to the quantifiers 'all' and 'some', this book begins with an expanded group of ordinary language quantifiers, including 'few', 'most', and 'many', and ends with a full range of proportional quantifiers, such as '23% of' and 'more than 98% of'. The book gives a point by point explanation of syllogistic logic, directed primarily at beginners, but offering material that will be new and interesting even to advanced scholars.

The Author: Bruce E.R. Thompson received his M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Denver and his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has published several articles on logic, and is an active member of the Charles S. Peirce Society. He has taught at the University of Denver, Texas Tech University, and most recently at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Contents: This book discusses formal analysis of arguments, using categorical syllogisms. It includes discussion of immediate inferences, the square of opposition, enthymemes, sorites, and proportional quantifiers.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.1993
Reihe/Serie	American University Studies ; 144
Zusatzinfo	figs. and tab.
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	360 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Logik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	0-8204-1970-2 / 0820419702
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-1970-1 / 9780820419701
Zustand	Neuware