GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Philosophy (XH-C4) Video Course Lecture: Determining the Validity of the Categorical Syllogism with the Help of “Figure.” Meaning of Figure, the Four Possible Figures and the 15 Valid Forms under Them. (22 mins) | Lecture 273 of 301

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  • Classical and Modern Western Philosophy » Logic

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Western logic: Determining the validity of the categorical syllogism with the help of “figure.” Meaning of figure, the four possible figures and the 15 valid forms under them.

  • Understanding the meaning of figure
  • Understanding the difference between knowing the logical form of the syllogism and knowing the validity.
  • Understanding why to test the validity we need “figure”
  • Understanding the 4 possible figures and the 15 valid forms under them.
  • Understanding the testing of the validity of the categorical syllogism with figure and mood with the help of two examples.

References:

Introduction to Logic by Copi, Cohen and McMahon, Symbolic Logic by Copi.