Aristotle's Modal Logic: Essence and Entailment in the Organon

by Richard Patterson

Book Overview

Aristotle's Modal Logic, first published in 1995, presents an interpretation of Aristotle's logic by arguing that a proper understanding of the system depends on an appreciation of its connection to the metaphysics. Richard Patterson develops three striking theses in the book. First, there is a fundamental connection between Aristotle's logic of possibility and necessity, and his metaphysics, and that this connection extends far beyond the widely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521522331
• ISBN13: 9780521522335
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"