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.