Logic, Part 1

Originally published in 1921, this book forms the first of a three-volume series relating to 'the whole field of logic as ordinarily understood'.

W. E. Johnson (Author)

9781107689169, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 April 2014

296 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.44 kg

William Ernest Johnson (1858–1931) was a renowned British logician and economist, and also a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Originally published in 1921, this book forms the first of a three-volume series by Johnson relating to 'the whole field of logic as ordinarily understood'. The series is widely regarded as Johnson's greatest achievement, making a significant contribution to the tradition of philosophical logic. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Johnson's theories, philosophy and the historical development of logic.

Introduction
1. The proposition
2. The primitive proposition
3. Compound propositions
4. Secondary propositions and modality
5. Negation
6. The proper name and the article
7. General names, definition and analysis
8. Enumerations and classes
9. The general proposition and its implications
10. Existential, subsistential and narrative propositions
11. The determinable
12. The relation of identity
13. Relations or transitive adjectives
14. Laws of thought
Index.

Subject Areas: Philosophy: logic [HPL]