On the purity of the art of logic : the shorter and the longer treatises /

This volume presents a complete English translation of 'On the Purity of the Art of Logic', a handbook of logic written in Latin by English philosopher Walter Burley (c.1275-1344/5). The work circulated in the Middle Ages in two versions, a shorter and a longer one, and are both translated...

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Main Author: Burlaeus, Gualterus, 1275-1345?
Other Authors: Spade, Paul Vincent
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Latin
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2000.
Series:Yale library of medieval philosophy.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • The Shorter Treatise on the Purity of the Art of Logic
  • The First Part: On General Rules
  • The First Subpart: On General Rules of Inferences
  • The Second Subpart: The Treatise on Syncategoremata
  • The Longer Treatise on the Purity of the Art of Logic
  • Tract 1: On the Properties of Terms
  • Part One: On Supposition
  • Part Two: On Appellation
  • Part Three: On Copulation
  • Tract 2: On Hypothetical Propositions and Syllogisms
  • Part One: On Conditional Hypothetical Propositions
  • Part Two: On the Manner of Arguing Syllogistically in Hypothetical Conditionals Part Three: On Other Hypothetical Propositions
  • Subpart 1: On Other Explicit Hypotheticals
  • Subpart 2 : On Implicit Hypotheticals
  • Appendix: Tables of Parallel Passages
  • Select Annotated Bibliography
  • Index of Persons
  • Index of Propositions, Rules, and Sophisms
  • Index of Topics