Aristotle on False Reasoning: Language and the World in the Sophistical Refutations (Suny Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy) - Couverture souple

Schreiber, Scott G.

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ISBN 10 : 0791456609 ISBN 13 : 9780791456606

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2003

Synopsis

A comprehensive look at Aristotle's treatise on logical fallacies.

Presenting the first book-length study in English of Aristotle's Sophistical Refutations, this work takes a fresh look at this seminal text on false reasoning. Through a careful and critical analysis of Aristotle's examples of sophistical reasoning, Scott G. Schreiber explores Aristotle's rationale for his taxonomy of twelve fallacy types. Contrary to certain modern attempts to reduce all fallacious reasoning to either errors of logical form or linguistic imprecision, Aristotle insists that, as important as form and language are, certain types of false reasoning derive their persuasiveness from mistaken beliefs about the nature of language and the nature of the world.

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À propos de l'auteur

Scott G. Schreiber is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of Classical Studies at St. Norbert College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791456609
• ISBN 13: 9780791456606
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
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