Treatise on Consequences / / John Buridan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Buridan, John,
• MitwirkendeR: Hubien, Hubert,; Read, Stephen,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 p.)

The rediscovery of Aristotle in the late twelfth century led to a fresh development of logical theory, culminating in Buridan’s crucial comprehensive treatment in the Treatise on Consequences. Buridan’s novel treatment of the categorical syllogism laid the basis for the study of logic in succeeding centuries.This new translation offers a clear and accurate rendering of Buridan’s text. It is prefaced by a substantial Introduction that outlines the work’s context and explains its argument in detail. Also included is a translation of the Introduction (in French) to the 1976 edition of the Latin text by Hubert Hubien.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Editorial Introduction -- Book I. Consequences in General and Consequences between Assertoric Propositions. Chapter 1: The Truth and Falsity of Propositions -- Chapter 2: The Causes of the Truth and Falsity of Propositions -- Chapter 3: The Definition of Consequence -- Chapter 4: The Division of Consequences -- Chapter 5: The Supposition of Terms -- Chapter 6: The Ampliation of Terms -- Chapter 7: The Matter and Form of Propositions -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- Book II. Consequences between Modal Propositions. Chapter 1: Modal Propositions. Chapter 2: The Division of Modal Propositions into Composite and Divided -- Chapter 3: The Division of Divided Modal Propositions into Affirmative and Negative -- Chapter 4: The Ampliation of the Terms of Divided Modal Propositions -- Chapter 5: Equivalences -- Chapter 6: Conclusions about Divided Modals -- Chapter 7: Conclusions about Composite Modals -- Book III. Syllogisms between Assertoric Propositions. Part I: Syllogisms between Propositions Containing Direct Terms. Chapter 1: The Division of Consequences -- Chapter 2: The Syllogism -- Chapter 3: The Division of Terms into Finite and Infinite. Chapter 4: Conclusions -- Part II: Syllogisms between Propositions Containing Oblique Terms. Chapter 1: Propositions Containing Oblique Terms -- Chapter 2: The Syllogistic Extremes and Middle -- Chapter 3: Conclusions -- Book IV. Syllogisms between Modal Propositions. Chapter 1: Syllogisms between Composite Modal Propositions -- Chapter 2: Syllogisms between Divided Propositions of Necessity and Possibility -- Chapter 3: Syllogisms between Divided Modal Propositions of Each- Way Contingency -- Chapter 4: Syllogisms between Reduplicative Propositions -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index