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Cartesian Logic

By Stephen Gaukroger

Cartesian Logic Law

Cartesian Logic

By Stephen Gaukroger

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This book deals with a previously neglected episode in the history of logic and theories of cognition: the way in which conceptions of inference changed during the 17th century. Gaukroger focuses on the work of Descartes, contrasting his explanation of inference as an instantaneous grasp in accord with the natural light of reason with the Aristotelian view of inference as a discursive process. He offers a new interpretation of Descartes' contribution to the question, revealing it to be a significant advance over humanist and late Scholastic conceptions, and argues that the Cartesian account played a pivotal role in the development of our understanding of the nature of inference.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
1989-10-12
Publication Date:
1989-08-17
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198248253
ISBN13:
9780198248255
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
341 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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