| A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive 2 Volume Paperback Set: Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence, and the Methods of Scient Contributor(s): Mill, John Stuart (Author) |
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ISBN: 110804090X ISBN-13: 9781108040907 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Philosophy | Logic - History |
| Dewey: 192 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 3" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (3.52 lbs) 1240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This two-volume work, first published in 1843, was John Stuart Mill's first major book. It reinvented the modern study of logic and laid the foundations for his later work in the areas of political economy, women's rights and representative government. In clear, systematic prose, Mill (1806-73) disentangles syllogistic logic from its origins in Aristotle and scholasticism and grounds it instead in processes of inductive reasoning. An important attempt at integrating empiricism within a more general theory of human knowledge, the work constitutes essential reading for anyone seeking a full understanding of Mill's thought. Volume 1 contains Mill's introduction, which elaborates upon his definition of logic as 'not the science of Belief, but the science of Proof, or Evidence'. It also discusses methods of logical reasoning - propositions and syllogisms. Volume 2 contains 'On the Logic of the Moral Sciences', in which Mills applies empirical reasoning to human behaviour. |