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  • 6 - Aristotle’s Syllogistic and Other Ancient Logical Traditions

  • from Part II - The History of Deduction
  • Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
  • Book:
    The Dialogical Roots of Deduction
    Published online:
    10 December 2020
    Print publication:
    17 December 2020, pp 108-130

  • Summary

    This chapter argues that Aristotle’s syllogistic emerged from a dialectical matrix as well as from considerations pertaining to scientific demonstration and demonstration in mathematics. This means that, even early on, non-dialogical components motivated and were integrated into theories and practices of deduction. The chapter also briefly discusses two other formidable ancient intellectual traditions and their reflections on logic and reasoning, namely the Indian tradition and the Chinese tradition. It is argued that, while these were indeed highly sophisticated, fully-fledged theories of deduction are not to be found in classical Indian or classical Chinese thought.