The essentials of logic.
London: MacMillan, 1895. 8vo. x, 167, [1] pp. FIRST EDITION. Original publisher’s pebbled cloth, a bit faded on the edges. An excellent copy with the ownership signature of Ivan (?) Williams of Jesus College, Oxford, on the verso of the last printed leaf. Item #16136
First edition. The author’s course of lectures attempted to engage beginning students in logic in what he considered a basic foundation of the subject, the concepts of inference and judgment. Through the lectures, Bosanquet first defines the objective concept of “world” (including common sense), and then relates the concept of “judgment” as the consciousness of a world. He deals with the relation between logic and knowledge, discusses various types of judgment, and ultimately treats inference and the syllogistic forms, induction, deduction and causation.
Bosanquet (1848-1923) was a British philosopher and political theorist, and an influential figure on matters of political and social policy in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain. His work influenced – but was later subject to criticism by – many thinkers, notably Bertrand Russell, John Dewey and William James. Bosanquet taught ancient history and philosophy at Oxford before moving to London, where he began a more prolific writing career and involved himself in social work with poor communities in the city. He was an adherent of Kant and Hegel, and was president of the Aristotelian Society from 1894 to 1898.
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