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Logic

Logic

Logic

Part 3
W. E. Johnson
April 2014
3. The Logical Foundations of Science
Paperback
9781107634053
£27.99
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Paperback

    William Ernest Johnson (1858–1931) was a renowned British logician and economist, andalso a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Originally published in 1924, this book forms the third 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
    9781107634053
    230 pages
    229 × 152 × 13 mm
    0.34kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1. Fact and law
    • 2. The criteria of problematic induction
    • 3. Dependency and independency
    • 4. Eduction
    • 5. Plurality of causes and of effects
    • 6. Cause-factors
    • 7. The continuant
    • 8. Application of causal notions to mind
    • 9. Transeunt and immanent causality
    • 10. Convergent and divergent causality
    • 11. Temporal and spatial relations involved in causality
    • Appendix on eduction.