An Elementary Treatise Of Logic Vol 1

Author : William Hamilton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330268940
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Lectures on Logic written by William Hamilton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lectures on Logic, Vol. 1 In the compilation of the Appendix, some responsibility rests with the Editors; and a few words of explanation may be necessary as regards the manner in which they have attempted to perform this portion of their task. In publishing the papers of a deceased writer, composed at various intervals during a long period of years, and treating of difficult and controverted questions, there are two opposite dangers to be guarded against. On the one hand, there is the danger of compromising the Author's reputation by the publication of documents which his maturer judgment might not have sanctioned; and, on the other hand, there is the danger of committing an opposite injury to him and to the public, by withholding writings of interest and value. Had Sir William Hamilton, at any period of his life, published a systematic treatise on Logic, or had his projected New Analytic of Logical Forms been left in a state at all approaching to completeness, the Editors might probably have obtained a criterion by which to distinguish between those speculations which would have received the final imprimatur of their Author, and those which would not. In the absence of any such criterion, they have thought it better to run the risk of giving too much than too little; - to publish whatever appeared to have any philosophical or historical interest, without being influenced by its coincidence with their own opinions, or by its coherence with other parts of the Authors writings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.