Book I: Of Names and Propositions

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Book I: Of Names and Propositions is the opening section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic," in which he analyzes the nature and function of names and the structure of propositions in logical reasoning.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book section
philosophical text
analyzes classification of names
connotation of names
denotation of names
kinds of propositions
logical import of propositions
relation between language and thought
associatedWith British empiricism
author John Stuart Mill NERFINISHED
clarifies terminology used in later books of A System of Logic
concerns logical form of statements
use of language in scientific reasoning
containedIn Volume I of A System of Logic
contextOf 19th-century logical theory
discipline logic
philosophy
examines how names stand for objects
how propositions express judgments
truth and falsity of propositions
focusesOn function of names
nature of names
role of language in reasoning
structure of propositions
hasAuthorNationality British
hasKeyConcept connotative names
general propositions
non-connotative names
singular propositions
hasLanguage English
hasWorkTitle Book I: Of Names and Propositions
influencedField analytic philosophy
philosophy of logic
isOpeningSectionOf A System of Logic
mainTopic logic
logical analysis
names
philosophy of language
propositions
partOf A System of Logic
partOfWorkBy John Stuart Mill NERFINISHED
philosophicalTradition empiricism
precedes Book II of A System of Logic
publicationCentury 19th century
relatedWork A System of Logic

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A System of Logic
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