| A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive - Volume 2 Contributor(s): Mill, John Stuart (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108040896 ISBN-13: 9781108040891 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Logic - History | Latin America - Mexico - Literary Collections | Speeches |
| Dewey: 192 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.77 lbs) 642 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| 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. Continuing the discussion of induction, Volume 2 concludes with Book VI, 'On the Logic of the Moral Sciences', in which Mill applies empirical reasoning to human behaviour. A crucial early formulation of his thinking regarding free will and necessity, this book establishes the centrality of 'the social science' to Mill's philosophy. |