The Substitution of Similars: The True Principle of Reasoning, Derived from a Modification of Aristotle's Dictum |
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... treated by all . Yet they treat of the same science , and , with the exception of Mr. Mill , they start from almost the same discovery in that science . Modern logic has thus become mystified by the diversity of views , and by the ...
... treated by all . Yet they treat of the same science , and , with the exception of Mr. Mill , they start from almost the same discovery in that science . Modern logic has thus become mystified by the diversity of views , and by the ...
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... treat the words of wood as equivalent to the adjective wooden , it is true . that a table of wood is the same as a wooden table . 26. We may now proceed to consider the ordi- nary proposition of the form A = AB , which asserts the ...
... treat the words of wood as equivalent to the adjective wooden , it is true . that a table of wood is the same as a wooden table . 26. We may now proceed to consider the ordi- nary proposition of the form A = AB , which asserts the ...
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... treating the proposition as an identity that its relation to the other forms of reasoning becomes apparent . 27. One of the simplest and by far the most common form of argument in which the proposi- tion of the above form occurs is the ...
... treating the proposition as an identity that its relation to the other forms of reasoning becomes apparent . 27. One of the simplest and by far the most common form of argument in which the proposi- tion of the above form occurs is the ...
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... treated in their purely negative form , it is usually more convenient to convert them into affirmative propositions . This conversion is effected by the use of negative terms , a practice not unknown to the old logic , but not nearly so ...
... treated in their purely negative form , it is usually more convenient to convert them into affirmative propositions . This conversion is effected by the use of negative terms , a practice not unknown to the old logic , but not nearly so ...
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... treated by the fundamental principle of reasoning , informs us that in whatever relation anything stands to A , in the same relation it stands to B , and similarly vice versa . Hence , whatever differs from A differs from B , and ...
... treated by the fundamental principle of reasoning , informs us that in whatever relation anything stands to A , in the same relation it stands to B , and similarly vice versa . Hence , whatever differs from A differs from B , and ...
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