An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy: And of the Principal Philosophical Questions Discussed in His WritingsLongmans, Green, and Company, 1889 - 650 pages |
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... syllogisms , " that it becomes evident whether the subject or the predicate be the whole in or under which the other " is contained ; and it is only as thus constituting two " different - two contrasted , forms of reasoning - forms ...
... syllogisms , " that it becomes evident whether the subject or the predicate be the whole in or under which the other " is contained ; and it is only as thus constituting two " different - two contrasted , forms of reasoning - forms ...
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... syllogism is a difference of form , because it neither depends on , nor is it at all affected by , any differences in the matter . Logic , according to Mr. Mansel - pure Logic , according to Sir W. Hamilton - is conversant only with the ...
... syllogism is a difference of form , because it neither depends on , nor is it at all affected by , any differences in the matter . Logic , according to Mr. Mansel - pure Logic , according to Sir W. Hamilton - is conversant only with the ...
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... or the premises from whence it started . The theory of these conditions ( of which the doctrine of the Syllogism is the principal part ) Mr. Mansel calls Logic , and Sir W. Hamilton Pure Logic . The expression " 472 IS LOGIC THE SCIENCE OF.
... or the premises from whence it started . The theory of these conditions ( of which the doctrine of the Syllogism is the principal part ) Mr. Mansel calls Logic , and Sir W. Hamilton Pure Logic . The expression " 472 IS LOGIC THE SCIENCE OF.
Page 473
... Syllogistic Logic , no other rules can be framed which are applicable to thought generally , abstractedly from particular matter : That a general theory is possible respecting the relations which the parts of a process of thought should ...
... Syllogistic Logic , no other rules can be framed which are applicable to thought generally , abstractedly from particular matter : That a general theory is possible respecting the relations which the parts of a process of thought should ...
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... Syllogism , for instance , apart from the theory of Induction ; and of teaching it in an earlier stage of intellectual education . It can be taught earlier , since it does not , like the inductive logic , presuppose a practical ...
... Syllogism , for instance , apart from the theory of Induction ; and of teaching it in an earlier stage of intellectual education . It can be taught earlier , since it does not , like the inductive logic , presuppose a practical ...
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