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Силогистиката на Луис Карол
The Syllogistics of Lewis Carroll

Author(s): Zana Yaneva
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: syllogisms; Lewis Carroll's diagram;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents Lewis Carroll's diagram method for solving syllogisms. This method dates from the time of transition from Tradition to Modernity in Logic. It differs from the methods of Euler and Venn, while at the same time it resembles them. Carroll's method is entirely in the field of Syllogistics – bridging the gap between Tradition and Modernity under the name Symbolic Logic. Work with negative terms in Syllogistics broadens its area of validity; and the matrix representation of categorical propositions facilitates calculability of the conclusion from the premises given.

  • Issue Year: XV/2006
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 118-133
  • Page Count: 16
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