The Substitution of Similars: The True Principle of Reasoning, Derived from a Modification of Aristotle's Dictum |
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... dead science . Logic is the science of the laws of thought itself , and there is no sphere of observation and reflection which is more peculiarly open to any inquirer , than B intellectual riches of the Greeks and Romans , but also.
... dead science . Logic is the science of the laws of thought itself , and there is no sphere of observation and reflection which is more peculiarly open to any inquirer , than B intellectual riches of the Greeks and Romans , but also.
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... observed by Baden Powell , that all the greatest advances in science have arisen from combining branches of science hitherto dis- tinct , and in showing the unity of principles pervading them.1 9. And yet any one acquainted with the ...
... observed by Baden Powell , that all the greatest advances in science have arisen from combining branches of science hitherto dis- tinct , and in showing the unity of principles pervading them.1 9. And yet any one acquainted with the ...
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... observed , however , that this pro- perty of logical symbols is true only of adjectives , or their equivalents , united to nouns , and not of words connected together by prepositions , or in other ways . Thus table of wood is not ...
... observed , however , that this pro- perty of logical symbols is true only of adjectives , or their equivalents , united to nouns , and not of words connected together by prepositions , or in other ways . Thus table of wood is not ...
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... observed , we feel warranted in concluding that what we found true in those instances holds in all similar ones , past , present , and future , however numerous they may be . " And again he explains more fully : 2— “ I believe that , in ...
... observed , we feel warranted in concluding that what we found true in those instances holds in all similar ones , past , present , and future , however numerous they may be . " And again he explains more fully : 2— “ I believe that , in ...
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... observed between the instances . But this argument from similars to similars is the identical process which I have called the substitution of similars , and which I have shown to be capable of explaining the syllogism itself , and much ...
... observed between the instances . But this argument from similars to similars is the identical process which I have called the substitution of similars , and which I have shown to be capable of explaining the syllogism itself , and much ...
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A B C D abacus ABCD adjective affirmative proposition Algebra analogy Aristotle Aristotle's dictum assert axiom axiom of Euclid Boole Boole's BROOKE FOSS WESTCOTT calculus Cambridge canon cloth conclusion copula Crown 8vo differs Edward Thring ELEMENTARY TREATISE English equal equal-sided equivalent Euclid example expression Extra fcap fallacy Fcap follows form of inference forms of reasoning formula George Bentham Grammar Greek hence identity illustrated indefinite indirect inequalities infallible Iron J. S. Mill John's College late Fellow law of duality laws of thought ledge logicians means ments metals are elements method monarch negative proposition obtain ordinary oxygen planet pound weight premises PRINCIPLE OF REASONING principle of substitution proposition or equation quantification quantity reader REESE LIBRARY relation represented Schools Second Edition second member self-evident self-luminous slips substitution of similars syllogism symbols thing Third Edition tion triangle truth undecomposable substance
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