TY - BOOK ID - 30145909 TI - Aristotle's Modal Syllogistic PY - 2013 SN - 9780674724549 0674724542 0674726359 0674727541 9780674726352 9780674727540 PB - Cambridge, MA DB - UniCat KW - Logic, Ancient. KW - Modality (Logic) KW - Syllogism. KW - Predicate (Logic) KW - Logique ancienne KW - Modalité (Logique) KW - Syllogisme KW - Prédicat (logique) KW - Aristotle. KW - Aristotle. -- Prior analytics. KW - Predicables (Logic) KW - Predication (Logic) KW - Ancient logic KW - Categories (Philosophy) KW - Language and logic KW - Logic KW - Argumentation KW - Reasoning KW - Logic, Symbolic and mathematical KW - Modal logic KW - Nonclassical mathematical logic KW - Bisimulation KW - Aristoteles KW - Aristote KW - Aristotle KW - Aristotile KW - Logic, Ancient KW - Syllogism KW - Aristoteles. KW - Arisṭāṭṭil KW - Aristo, KW - Aristotel KW - Aristotele KW - Aristóteles, KW - Aristòtil KW - Arisṭū KW - Arisṭūṭālīs KW - Arisutoteresu KW - Arystoteles KW - Ya-li-shih-to-te KW - Ya-li-ssu-to-te KW - Yalishiduode KW - Yalisiduode KW - Ἀριστοτέλης KW - Αριστοτέλης KW - Аристотел KW - ארסטו KW - אריםטו KW - אריסטו KW - אריסטוטלס KW - אריסטוטלוס KW - אריסטוטליס KW - أرسطاطاليس KW - أرسططاليس KW - أرسطو KW - أرسطوطالس KW - أرسطوطاليس KW - ابن رشد KW - اريسطو KW - Pseudo Aristotele KW - Pseudo-Aristotle KW - アリストテレス UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30145909 AB - Aristotle was the founder not only of logic but also of modal logic. In the Prior Analytics he developed a complex system of modal syllogistic which, while influential, has been disputed since antiquity--and is today widely regarded as incoherent. Combining analytic rigor with keen sensitivity to historical context, Marko Malink makes clear that the modal syllogistic forms a consistent, integrated system of logic, one that is closely related to other areas of Aristotle's philosophy. Aristotle's modal syllogistic differs significantly from modern modal logic. Malink considers the key to understanding the Aristotelian version to be the notion of predication discussed in the Topics--specifically, its theory of predicables (definition, genus, differentia, proprium, and accident) and the ten categories (substance, quantity, quality, and so on). The predicables introduce a distinction between essential and nonessential predication. In contrast, the categories distinguish between substantial and nonsubstantial predication. Malink builds on these insights in developing a semantics for Aristotle's modal propositions, one that verifies the ancient philosopher's claims of the validity and invalidity of modal inferences. While it acknowledges some limitations of this reconstruction, Aristotle's Modal Syllogistic brims with bold ideas, richly supported by close readings of the Greek texts. ER -