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A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive : Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence, and the Methods of Scientific Investigation, Paperback / softback Book

A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive : Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence, and the Methods of Scientific Investigation Paperback / softback

Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Philosophy series

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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.

Volume 1 contains Mill's introduction, which elaborates upon his definition of logic as 'not the science of Belief, but the science of Proof, or Evidence'.

It also features discussions of the central components of logical reasoning - propositions and syllogisms - in relation to Mill's theories of inductive reasoning and experimental method.

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