I read about Aristotelian logic today in the Epstien text. My favorite part was probably about "syllogisms". A syllogism has a bunch of parts with two statements that are usually true and it all leads to a conclusion. Epstien also talks about catergorical syllogisms. A catergorical syllogism is an arguement with 2 premises and a conclusion. an example would be:
Dogs like to bark.
Cats aren't dogs.
So cats can't bark.
The first two would be claims and the last one a conclusion. I think these are used in everyday life quite often. We tend to draw conclusions about stuff by looking at the premises around and deduct a conculsion from that. I think that is basically what epstien is showing us in this chapter. A lot of what we read about is very applicable to real life and it is stuff we never really knew what it was called but we use it because it helps us communicate.
You did a great job explaining categorical syllogisms in our Aristotelian Logic reading! Your post was short and simple and of course, well organized! Your post is clear and understanding so, I had no problem finding it difficult. The example you use was easy to understand. I like how you showed your example before going further into explaining it or breaking it down. I definitely like that part how you explained that what we read in our Epstein textbook applies to real life, because it's actually true. I’m sure other readers will find your post easy to understand! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteI love your post. Without reading the text anybody would be able to fully grasp the concept of categorical syllogisms. You gave an amazing description and a perfect example to help the reader out. You are very correct in saying that a lot of what we read can be applied to everyday life. I've noticed that through out this course as well. I have noticed myself applying certain concepts thoughout my conversations with people. I recently took an intro to psychology class and we learned of a concept called deductive reasoning. Deductive reasons in basically the same thing as categorical syllogisms. It is when a person looks at the evidence and uses that information to create a conclusion.
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