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| Title: |
Richard whately and the rise of modern logic |
| Author: |
Van Evra, James |
| Appeared in: |
History and philosophy of logic |
| Paging: | Volume 5 (1984) nr. 1 pages 1-18 |
| Year: |
1984 |
| Contents: |
Despite its basically syllogistic character, Richard Whately's Elements of logic (1826) presents the subject in a modern theoretical setting. Whately, for instance, regarded logic as an abstract science, and defined the syllogism as a purely formal device to be used as a means of determining the validity of all arguments. In this paper, I argue that such instances of abstractive ascent place Whately's theory in closer proximity to later 19th-century developments than to the work of his 17th-century predecessors. In addition to discussing the theory itself, other sections deal with its historical setting, and various reactions to it. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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