Table of Contents

Preface I. Basic Concepts of Logic 1. Arguments and Validity 2. Propositions 3. Logical Form and Counterexamples 4. Terms 5. Definition 6. Division and Classification II. Basic Concepts of Aristotelian Logic 7. Standard Categorical Propositions 8. The Traditional Square of Opposition 9. Existential Presuppositions of Aristotelian Logic 10. Distribution of Terms in Categorical Propositions 11. Conversion III. Immediate Inferences Not Needed for Standard Syllogism 12. Negative Terms 13. Obversion 14. Contraposition 15. Inversion and Partial Inversion 16. Tables of Immediate Inferences 17. Relations 18. Reversible and Non-Reversible Inferences IV. Aristotelian Logic: Mediated Inferences 19. The Standard Syllogism: Definitions 20. A Deductive System of the Standard Syllogism 21. Rules of the Standard Syllogism 22. Chain Arguments Including Sorites 23. Reducing the Number of Terms in Arguments 24. Singular Propositions 25. Standardizing Categorical Propositions 26. The Enthymeme 27. The Antilogism for N-Pair Arguments 28. The Hypothetical Syllogism 29. The Disjunctive Syllogism 30. The Dilemma V. Informal Fallacies 31. Proof and Fallacies 32. Linguistic Fallacies 33. Contextual Fallacies 34. Illicit Appeals VI. Transition to Symbolic Logic 35. From Aristotelian to Symbolic Logic Index

About the Author

William T. Parry was Professor of Philosophy at State University of New York at Buffalo. Edward A. Hacker is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University.

Reviews

"It is surely the most complete and competent treatment of Aristotelian logic for the general student. The book is extremely clear and interesting. It is manifestly the work of experienced teachers of logic who are able to anticipate and preclude the misunderstandings and questions typical of the beginning student." - Peter T. Manicas, Queens College, City University of New York and the University of Hawaii, Honolulu