Logic of Gersonides

A Translation of Sefer ha-Heqqesh ha-Yashar (The Book of the Correct Syllogism) of Rabbi Levi ben Gershom with Introduction, Commentary, and Analytical Glossary

AvCharles H. Manekin

Inbunden, Engelska, 1991

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Levi ben Gershom (Gersonides, 1288-1344), medieval Jewry's boldest philosopher and scientist, emerges from this study as an impressive figure in the history of logic. Profoundly disturbed by the many "mistakes" he found in Averroes' paraphrase of the "Prior Analytics", the yound Gersonides wrote "The Book of the Correct Syllogism" to place syllogistic on a sure footing. Neither commentary nor compendium, the work differs from Aristotle's theory in approach and in scope. Of special interest is Gersonides' treatment of the modal syllogism and his spirited defence of the fourth syllogistic figure. "The Logic of Gersonides" includes an introductory essay analyzing Gersonides' logical writings, a translation based on the author's critical edition of the "Correct Syllogism", and an extensive analytical commentary and glossary.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1991-12-31
Mått:155 x 235 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Synthese Historical Library
Antal sidor:345
Förlag:Kluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN:9780792315131

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'This is without doubt the best book available on any aspect of logic in the medieval Jewish world, and Manekin is to be thanked for bringing the difficult and yet rewarding logical ideas of Gersonides to the attention of the English-reading public.' British Journal of History of Philosophy

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One On the Types of Sentences.- Two On Retracted Sentences.- Three On the Relative Extensions of Modally Qualified Terms.- Four On Consequences by Virtue of the Part and the Whole.- Five On Consequences by Virtue of Subalternation and Obversion.- Six On Consequences by Virtue of the Placement and Removal of Relational Particles and Prepositions.- Seven On Consequences by Virtue of the Placement and Removal of Modes.- Eight On Consequences by Virtue of the Conversion of Sentences.- Nine On the Modality of Consequences by Virtue of the Conversion of Sentences.- Ten On the Extension of Terms in Sentences.- One on the Conditions of the Syllogism.- Two on the Relationship between the Premises and the Conclusion of the Syllogism.- Three on the First Figure.- Four on the Second Figure.- Five on the Third Figure.- Six on the Fourth Figure.- Seven on Sorites.- Eight on the Conditions of Syllogisms with Modes, Particles, and Retracted Terms.- Nine on Syllogisms with Necessary Premises.- Ten on Syllogisms with Assertoric Premises.- Eleven on Syllogisms with Possible Premises.- Twelve on Syllogisms Mixed from Necessary and Assertoric Premises.- Thirteen on Syllogisms Mixed from Necessary and Possible Premises.- Fourteen on Syllogisms Mixed from Assertoric and Possible Premises.- Commentary.- Excursus Aristotle’s Modal Syllogistic and Averroes’ Theory of Modalized Terms.- Works Cited In Commentary And Excursus.- Hebrew-EngLish Glossary.- English-HeBrew Glossary.- Selected BIbliography.