Medieval Logic and Metaphysics

Originally published in 1972, Medieval Logic and Metaphysics shows how formal logic can be used in the clarification of philosophical problems.

Autorentext

Henry, D.P.

Klappentext

Originally published in 1972, Medieval Logic and Metaphysics shows how formal logic can be used in the clarification of philosophical problems. An elementary exposition of Le niewski's Onotology, an important system of contemporary logic, is followed by studies of central philosophical themes such as Negation and Non-being, Essence and Existence, Meaning and Reference, Part and Whole. Philosophers and theologians discussed include St Anselm, St Thomas Aquinas, Abelard, Ockham, Scotus, Hume and Russell.

Inhalt

Preface References and Abbreviations Part I: Introduction 1. Medieval Philosophy and Medieval Logic 2. Medieval Logic and Modern Logic 3. Preliminary Survey Part II: Ontology 4. Names 5. Functors and Quantification: Informal Exposition 6. Punctuation 7. Definitions 8. Axiom and Deductions Part III: Applications 9. Suppositio and Modern Logic 10. Anselmian Regresses 11. Existence and Inclusion 12. Negation and Non-Being 13. Ockham and the Formal Distinction 14. Being, Essence and Existence 15. The Ontological Argument 16. Abelard on Increase Index