Book VI of A System of Logic
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Book VI of *A System of Logic* is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s seminal work on logic, focusing on the application of logical principles to the study of human nature and the social sciences.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book section ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesConceptsFrom |
inductive logic
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scientific method ⓘ |
| author | John Stuart Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludingSectionOf | A System of Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
distinction between art and science in human affairs
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empirical study of society ⓘ laws of human nature ⓘ methods of social prediction ⓘ role of statistics in social science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
application of logic to human nature
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application of logic to the moral sciences ⓘ application of logic to the social sciences ⓘ |
| genre |
logic
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
historical and statistical methods in social inquiry
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induction in the moral sciences ⓘ limits of scientific prediction in human affairs ⓘ methods of investigation in social science ⓘ possibility of a science of human nature ⓘ relation between psychology and social science ⓘ |
| influenced |
later philosophy of social science
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methodological debates in economics ⓘ methodological individualism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | A System of Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWorkBy | John Stuart Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
empiricism
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utilitarianism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final book ⓘ |
| publishedIn | A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Liberty
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Principles of Political Economy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
human psychology
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methodology of the moral sciences ⓘ philosophy of social science ⓘ social phenomena ⓘ |
| title | Book VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAuthor | John Stuart Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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