The thesis of this important new direction in classical logic is that the syllogism is an inherently numerical form of entailment - a position in direct opposition to the perennial view. In the book the author shows both that the propositions of classical logic make implicit numerical claims, and also that alternative numerical values can be substituted for these implicit ones to yield a logic whose quantifiers are infinitely flexible. A significant aspect of this work is the development of a schematic which clearly exhibits the validity or invalidity of each categorical argument, whether it be classically or numerically extended.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN-10
0820414492
ISBN-13
9780820414492
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128979445
Product Key Features
Author
Wallace A. Murphree
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Philosophy
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Issn
0739-6392
Series Part/Volume Number
112
Series Title
American University Studies, Series 5: Philosophy
Content Note
Tab. and Ill.
Author Biography
The Author: Wallace A. Murphree received his B.A. from The University of Montevallo (formerly Alabama College), and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. He has taught at Mississippi State University since the inception of its Department of Philosophy and Religion in 1967, serving as Department Head from 1980 through 1987.