Logic
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reissue, 4/17/2014
EAN 9781107634053, ISBN10: 1107634059
Paperback, 230 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Language: English
William Ernest Johnson (1858–1931) was a renowned British logician and economist, andalso a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Originally published in 1924, this book forms the third of a three-volume series by Johnson relating to 'the whole field of logic as ordinarily understood'. The series is widely regarded as Johnson's greatest achievement, making a significant contribution to the tradition of philosophical logic. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Johnson's theories, philosophy and the historical development of logic.
Introduction
1. Fact and law
2. The criteria of problematic induction
3. Dependency and independency
4. Eduction
5. Plurality of causes and of effects
6. Cause-factors
7. The continuant
8. Application of causal notions to mind
9. Transeunt and immanent causality
10. Convergent and divergent causality
11. Temporal and spatial relations involved in causality
Appendix on eduction.