The Science of Logic: An Inquiry Into the Principles of Accurate Thought and Scientific Method, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

It attempts, in the first place, to present in a simple way the Principles of the Traditional Logic expounded by Aristotle and hisS cholastic interpreters; secondly, to show how the philo sophical teachings of Aristotle and theS choolmen con tain the true basis for modern methods of scientific investigation, inductive no less than deductive ;and finally, to extend, rather than supplement, the traditional body of logical doctrine by applying the latter to some logical problems raised in more recent times. But the treatment throughout is confined mainly to principles, and is meant to be suggestive rather than exhaustive. Logic has philosophy for its background. The study of logic raises many large questions, leading into various branches of philosophy. Nor can any presentation of the science of logic be truly educative or stimulating which does not involve some definite philosophical stand point. Without this latter, the more formal portions of logic can be little better than a dry collection of mechanical rules, while the more important applied portions must remain practically unintelligible to the student. But the adoption and application of a definite philosophical stand point in a work on logic does not render imperative any detailed discussion of the larger and more fundamental questions suggested thereby.
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