The business of Inductive Logic,' says Mr. Mill, 'is to provide rules and models (such as the Syllogism and its rules are for ratiocination) to which if inductive arguments conform, those arguments are conclusive, and not otherwise. This is what the Four... Logic, Deductive and Inductive - Page 212by Thomas Fowler - 1895 - 365 pagesFull view - About this book
| Zoology - 1921 - 472 pages
...logic [is] the estimation of evidence." (Ibid., bk. 4, ch. 1, § 1.) "The business of Inductive Logic is to provide rules and models (such as the syllogism...those arguments are conclusive, and not otherwise." (Ibid., bk. 3, ch. 9, § 6.) Bain (Logic, vol. 2, p. 49) largely agrees with this: "Proof, more than... | |
| John Stuart Mill - Philosophy - 1851 - 530 pages
...are quite as common, on some subjects much commoner, than true ones. The business of Inductive Logic is to provide rules and models (such as the Syllogism...before any one sought to reduce the practice to theory. The assailants of the Syllogism had also anticipated Dr. Whewell in the other branch of his argument.... | |
| Thomas Fowler - Logic - 1870 - 372 pages
...of the methods into which it may be shown that our inductive arguments may ultimately be analysed. ' The business of Inductive Logic/ says Mr. Mill, '...any one sought to reduce the practice to theory.' With regard to the second objection, that these methods have not been operative in the formation of... | |
| George Grote - 1872 - 508 pages
...for interpretation of Induction" (Bk. III. eh. L s. l, p. 313.) — " The business of Inductive Logic is to provide rules and models (such as the Syllogism...Four Methods profess to be, and what I believe they arc universally considered to be by experimental philosophers, who liad practised all of them long... | |
| Thomas Fowler - Induction (Logic) - 1876 - 400 pages
...is it a more real objection that men, who know nothing of the technical rules of Logic, often_reason faultlessly themselves, and show remarkable acuteness...any one sought to reduce the practice to theory.' With regard to the second objection, that these methods have not been operative in the formation of... | |
| Thomas Fowler - Induction (Logic) - 1876 - 418 pages
...raises the student to the level of the best reasoners. As applied to the syllogistic rules and formulse, this defence would now be generally admitted, but...any one sought to reduce the practice to theory.' With regard to the second objection, that these methods have not been operative in the formation of... | |
| Thomas Fowler - Induction (Logic) - 1883 - 412 pages
...Mill's Methods will be found in §§ 38-48. Mr. Mill replies in a note at the end of Bk. III. ch. ix. test them; but this fact does not obviate the necessity...any one sought to reduce the practice to theory.' With regard to the second objection, that these methods have not been operative in the formation of... | |
| Francis Herbert Bradley - Logic - 1883 - 584 pages
...facts to universals ? For that is the claim which the Canons set up. "The business of Inductive Logic is to provide rules and models (such as the Syllogism...otherwise. This is what the Four Methods profess to be." JS Mill, Logic, Bk. III. ix. § 6. " In saying that no discoveries were ever made by the four Methods,... | |
| Francis Herbert Bradley - Logic - 1883 - 568 pages
...facts to universals ? For that is the claim which the Canons set up. "The business of Inductive Logic is to provide rules and models (such as the Syllogism...arguments conform, those arguments are conclusive, and not othenvise. This is what the Four Methods profess to be." JS Mill, Logic, Bk. III. ix. § 6. " In saying... | |
| John Stuart Mill - Knowledge, Theory of - 1884 - 664 pages
...provide rale» and mode Is, (such as the Syllo|Д9т and its rules are for ratiocination,) to whicli, if inductive arguments, conform , those arguments...before any one sought to reduce the practice to theory. The assailants of the Syllogism had »leo anticipated Dr. Whewell in the other branch of his argument.... | |
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