Socratic Logic

  • Type Book
  • Genre philosophy
  • Tradition Catholic
  • Original language English

For For students and teachers of logic, homeschoolers and readers who want to learn classical Aristotelian logic; not for anyone looking for modern symbolic logic.

Should I read this?

For the general reader
3 of 5 worth your time
For the researcher
4 of 5 important
Difficulty
3 of 5 demanding

A full textbook of classical Aristotelian logic, with exercises.

How it proceeds
  • Philosophic 5 of 5
  • Scriptural 0 of 5
  • Experiential 0 of 5
  • Sociological 0 of 5
  • Historical 1 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

Subtitled A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions and Aristotelian Principles and published by St. Augustine's Press, this is a full textbook of classical Aristotelian logic: terms, propositions, syllogisms and fallacies, with exercises. Kreeft wrote it as an alternative to symbolic logic, arguing that the older logic is better suited to ordinary language and to thinking about philosophical questions. It has gone through several editions.

Catalog IDW.HT7Y11.R

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