From these logical frameworks, so clearly designed for discussion, Aristotle derived his entire theory of the syllogism. He came to realize that the necessity with which one drew the consequences from theses initially posited was entirely independent of the fact … Read More
The Hellenic influence, contrary to this theology, spread mainly through translations from Greek into Syriac by Nestorian Christians, who, first at the school of Edessa (431-489), then in the cloisters of Syria, and finally, in the seventh century, at Kennesra … Read More
The same remark applies to the theory of the proposition which is the basis of Aristotelian logic. By asserting that every proposition is composed of a subject and an attribute, Aristotle supported a thesis of immense scope, not only logically, … Read More
Aristotle is the inventor of formal logic, that is to say of that part of logic which gives rules of reasoning independent of the content of the thoughts on which one reasons. But, despite appearances, the logical writings gathered under … Read More
The complete knowledge of Aristotle’s works, translated into Latin, either from Arabic or from Greek, open up to philosophical thought a field hitherto almost unknown and give for the first time the direct revelation of a pagan thought, which has … Read More
(The beginning of physics in Latin translation in a Venetian incunabulum of 1483 adorned with hand-painted miniatures: New York, Morgan Library & Museum) Physics is next to the Metaphysics and Nicomachean Ethics of the major works of Aristotle . It deals with the explanation (definition) of some basic terms that are used … Read More
