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Logic

Logic

Logic

Part 2
W. E. Johnson
April 2014
2. Demonstrative Inference: Deductive and Inductive
Paperback
9781107656703
£29.99
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    William Ernest Johnson (1858–1931) was a renowned British logician and economist, and also a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Originally published in 1922, this book forms the second of a three-volume series by Johnson relating to 'the whole field of logic as ordinarily understood'. The series is widely regarded as Johnson's greatest achievement, making a significant contribution to the tradition of philosophical logic. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Johnson's theories, philosophy and the historical development of logic.

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    April 2014
    Paperback
    9781107656703
    280 pages
    229 × 152 × 16 mm
    0.42kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1. Inference in general
    • 2. The relations of sub-ordination and co-ordination amongst propositions of different types
    • 3. Symbolism and functions
    • 4. The categorical syllogism
    • 5. Functional extension of syllogism
    • 6. Functional deduction
    • 7. The different kinds of magnitude
    • 8. Intuitive induction
    • 9. Summary including geometrical induction
    • 10. Demonstrative induction
    • 11. The functional extension of demonstrative induction
    • Index.