Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic

Analysis of Mr. Mill`s System of Logic, by 1 Analysis of Mr. Mill`s System of Logic, by William Stebbing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Analysis of Mr. Mill`s System of Logic Author: William Stebbing Release Date: January 6, 2010 [EBook #30866] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MILL`S LOGIC *** Produced by David Clarke, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Million Book Project) ANALYSIS OF MR. MILL`S SYSTEM OF LOGIC. Analysis of Mr. Mill`s System of Logic, by 2 * * * * * WORKS BY JOHN STUART MILL, M.P. FOR WESTMINSTER. A SYSTEM of LOGIC, RATIOCINATIVE and INDUCTIVE. Sixth Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. 25s. An EXAMINATION of SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON`S PHILOSOPHY, and of the Principal Philosophical Questions discussed in his Writings. Third Edition, revised. 8vo. 14s. PRINCIPLES of POLITICAL ECONOMY, with some of their Applications to Social Philosophy. Sixth Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. 30s. PRINCIPLES of POLITICAL ECONOMY. By JOHN STUART MILL, M.P. People`s Edition. Crown 8vo. 5s. CONSIDERATIONS on REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. Third Edition. 8vo. 9s. On REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. By JOHN STUART MILL, M.P. People`s Edition. Crown 8vo. 2s. On LIBERTY. Third Edition. Post 8vo. 7s. 6d. On LIBERTY. By JOHN STUART MILL, M.P. People`s Edition. Crown 8vo. 1s. 4d. DISSERTATIONS and DISCUSSIONS, POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, and HISTORICAL. Second Edition of VOLS. I. and II. price 24s.; VOL. III., price 12s. INAUGURAL ADDRESS delivered to the University of St. Andrew`s, Feb. 1, 1867. By JOHN STUART MILL, M.P. Rector of the University. Library Edition (the Second), post 8vo. 5s. People`s Edition, crown 8vo. 1s. UTILITARIANISM. Second Edition. 8vo. 5s. THOUGHTS on PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Second Edition, with SUPPLEMENT. 8vo. 1s. 6d. London: LONGMANS and CO. Paternoster Row. * * * * * ANALYSIS OF MR. MILL`S SYSTEM OF LOGIC. BY W. STEBBING, M.A. FELLOW OF WORCESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD. NEW EDITION. LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1867. LONDON Analysis of Mr. Mill`s System of Logic, by 3 PRINTED BY SPOTTISWOODE AND CO. NEW-STREET SQUARE PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. The author`s aim has been to produce such a condensation of the original work as may recall its contents to those who have read it, and may serve those who are now reading it in the place of a full body of marginal notes. Mr. Mill`s conclusions on the true province and method of Logic have a high substantive value, independent even of the arguments and illustrations by which they are supported; and these conclusions may be adequately, and, it is believed, with much practical utility, embodied in an epitome. The processes of reasoning on which they depend, can, on the other hand, be represented in outline only. But it is hoped that the substance of every paragraph, necessary for the due comprehension of the several steps by which the results have been reached, will be here found at all events suggested. The author may be allowed to add, that Mr. Mill, before publication, expressed a favourable opinion of the manner in which the work had been executed. Without such commendation the volume would hardly have been offered to the public. LONDON: Dec. 21, 1865. CONTENTS. PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 BOOK I. NAMES AND PROPOSITIONS. CHAP. I. On the Necessity of commencing with an Analysis of Language in Logic 3 II. Names 3 III. The Things denoted by Names 7 IV. Propositions 17 V. The Import of Propositions 19 VI. Propositions merely Verbal 24 VII. The Nature of Classification, and the Five Predicables 26 VIII. Definition 30 BOOK II. REASONING. I. Inference, or Reasoning in General 35 Analysis of Mr. Mill`s System of Logic, by 4 II. Ratiocination, or Syllogism 36 III. The Functions and Logical Value of the Syllogism 39 IV. Trains of Reasoning, and Deductive Sciences 43 V. & VI. Demonstration and Necessary Truths 46 BOOK III. INDUCTION. I. Preliminary Observations on Induction in general 53 II. Inductions improperly so called 54 III. The ground of Induction 57 IV. Laws of Nature 58 V. The Law of Universal Causation 60 VI. The Composition of Causes 66 VII. Observation and Experiment 67 VIII. & Note to IX. The Four Methods of Experimental Enquiry 69 X. Plurality of Causes, and intermixture of Effects 73 XI. The Deductive Method 76 XII. & XIII. The Explanation and Examples of the Explanation of Laws of Nature 77 XIV. The Limits to the Explanation of Laws of Nature; and Hypotheses 79 XV. Progressive Effects, and continued Action of Causes 81 XVI. Empirical Laws 83 XVII. Chance, and its Elimination 85 XVIII. The Calculation of Chances 87 XIX. The Extension of Derivative Laws to Adjacent Cases 89 XX. Analogy 91 XXI. The Evidence of the Law of Universal Causation 92 XXII. Uniformities of Coexistence not dependent on Causation 94 Analysis of Mr. Mill`s System of Logic, by 5 XXIII. Approximate Generalisations, and Probable Evidence 96 XXIV. The remaining Laws of Nature 99 XXV. The grounds of Disbelief 103 BOOK IV. OPERATIONS SUBSIDIARY TO INDUCTION. I. Observation and Description 107 II. Abstraction, or the Formation of Conceptions 108 III. Naming as Subsidiary to Induction 111 IV. The Requisites of a Philosophical Language, and the Principles of Definition 112 V. The Natural History of the Variation in the Meaning of Terms 115 VI. Terminology and Nomenclature 117 VII. Classification, as Subsidiary to Induction 121 VIII. Classification by Series 124 BOOK V. FALLACIES. I. Fallacies in general 127 II. Classification of Fallacies 128 III. Fallacies of Simple Inspection; or, à priori Fallacies 130 IV. Fallacies of Observation 134 V. Fallacies of Generalisation 137 VI. Fallacies of Ratiocination 141 VII. Fallacies of Confusion 143 BOOK VI. ON THE LOGIC OF THE MORAL SCIENCES. I. Introductory Remarks 148 II. Liberty and Necessity 148 ... - tailieumienphi.vn