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Prior Analytics and Posterior Analytics
Contained in this volume are books by Aristotle on the subject of logic or as the author would describe it, analytics. 'Prior Analytics and Posterior Analytics' are collected here in this volume translated by A. J. Jenkinson and G. R. G. Mure. This volume together with 'Categories, On Interpretation, and On Sophistical Refutations', and 'Topics' forms the 'Organon' or complete books of Aristotelian logic. Students of classical philosophy and literature will find this volume of much interest.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1964
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Aristotle
3,667 books5,439 followersAristotle (Greek: Αριστοτέλης; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy in the Lyceum in Athens, he began the wider Aristotelian tradition that followed, which set the groundwork for the development of modern science.
Little is known about Aristotle's life. He was born in the city of Stagira in northern Greece during the Classical period. His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, and he was brought up by a guardian. At 17 or 18, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of 37 (c. 347 BC). Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored his son Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC. He established a library in the Lyceum, which helped him to produce many of his hundreds of books on papyrus scrolls.
Though Aristotle wrote many treatises and dialogues for publication, only around a third of his original output has survived, none of it intended for publication. Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. His teachings and methods of inquiry have had a significant impact across the world, and remain a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.
Aristotle's views profoundly shaped medieval scholarship. The influence of his physical science extended from late antiquity and the Early Middle Ages into the Renaissance, and was not replaced systematically until the Enlightenment and theories such as classical mechanics were developed. He influenced Judeo-Islamic philosophies during the Middle Ages, as well as Christian theology, especially the Neoplatonism of the Early Church and the scholastic tradition of the Catholic Church.
Aristotle was revered among medieval Muslim scholars as "The First Teacher", and among medieval Christians like Thomas Aquinas as simply "The Philosopher", while the poet Dante Alighieri called him "the master of those who know". His works contain the earliest known formal study of logic, and were studied by medieval scholars such as Pierre Abélard and Jean Buridan. Aristotle's influence on logic continued well into the 19th century. In addition, his ethics, although always influential, gained renewed interest with the modern advent of virtue ethics.
Little is known about Aristotle's life. He was born in the city of Stagira in northern Greece during the Classical period. His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, and he was brought up by a guardian. At 17 or 18, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of 37 (c. 347 BC). Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored his son Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC. He established a library in the Lyceum, which helped him to produce many of his hundreds of books on papyrus scrolls.
Though Aristotle wrote many treatises and dialogues for publication, only around a third of his original output has survived, none of it intended for publication. Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. His teachings and methods of inquiry have had a significant impact across the world, and remain a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.
Aristotle's views profoundly shaped medieval scholarship. The influence of his physical science extended from late antiquity and the Early Middle Ages into the Renaissance, and was not replaced systematically until the Enlightenment and theories such as classical mechanics were developed. He influenced Judeo-Islamic philosophies during the Middle Ages, as well as Christian theology, especially the Neoplatonism of the Early Church and the scholastic tradition of the Catholic Church.
Aristotle was revered among medieval Muslim scholars as "The First Teacher", and among medieval Christians like Thomas Aquinas as simply "The Philosopher", while the poet Dante Alighieri called him "the master of those who know". His works contain the earliest known formal study of logic, and were studied by medieval scholars such as Pierre Abélard and Jean Buridan. Aristotle's influence on logic continued well into the 19th century. In addition, his ethics, although always influential, gained renewed interest with the modern advent of virtue ethics.
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June 13, 2014
Extremely difficult. I had to diagram the schematic. And these books laid down the laws of logic. It makes me realize how far modern man has fallen in education. The ancients put us to shame. Man, am I dumb.
September 22, 2021
Yes, indeed, some people think that because knowledge through demonstration requires knowledge of the primary things there is no knowledge; others think that there is knowledge, and that everything knowable is demonstrable. These other people agree that knowledge results only from demonstration, but since they claim that it is possible to demonstrate everything, since they take circular and reciprocal demonstration to be possible.
These chumps didn't live long enough to hear the king speak: "We reply that not all knowledge is demonstrative, and in fact knowledge of the immediate premises is indemonstrable."
The first group of people just want an infinite regress so just fuck them, no way to have any type of knowledge for these idiots. The second group are also quite dumb, unqualified demonstration clearly cannot be circular if it must be derived from what is prior and better known.
For suppose that if A is, necessarily B is, and that if B is, necessarily C is; it follows that if A is, C will be. Suppose, then, that if A is, then B necessarily is, and if B is, A is (since this is what circular argument is), and let A be C. In that case, to say that if B is, A is is to say that C is; this that if A is, C is. But since C is the same as A, it follows that those who allow circular demonstration simply say that if A is, then A is. On these terms it is easy to prove anything.
These fools both took for granted that all knowledge is produced from demonstration. Aristotle solution is showing we know things in a different way, which he calls induction.
These chumps didn't live long enough to hear the king speak: "We reply that not all knowledge is demonstrative, and in fact knowledge of the immediate premises is indemonstrable."
The first group of people just want an infinite regress so just fuck them, no way to have any type of knowledge for these idiots. The second group are also quite dumb, unqualified demonstration clearly cannot be circular if it must be derived from what is prior and better known.
For suppose that if A is, necessarily B is, and that if B is, necessarily C is; it follows that if A is, C will be. Suppose, then, that if A is, then B necessarily is, and if B is, A is (since this is what circular argument is), and let A be C. In that case, to say that if B is, A is is to say that C is; this that if A is, C is. But since C is the same as A, it follows that those who allow circular demonstration simply say that if A is, then A is. On these terms it is easy to prove anything.
These fools both took for granted that all knowledge is produced from demonstration. Aristotle solution is showing we know things in a different way, which he calls induction.
May 18, 2013
This is a root of logic -- the place where Aristotle defines, explains and explores premise, term, and syllogism. It is here that he declares "A is A." He discusses the universal vs. the major and minor terms (logic based on absolute vs. subsets). He categorizes syllogisms as assertic, problematic, contrary, and contradictory. He defines the basis of proof, counter-proof, and false argument.
July 22, 2015
If A is C then B is A then the moon is differently a whosit. That being said, whatsits are... Blah,blah,blah. Boring as hell not sure why he was made so popular. I have read Nichomachean Ethics, De Anima (earlier this year), politics, and metaphysics. I have yet to find one of his works to jump up and down about. Lack luster and lame at best.
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