Prior Analytics
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Prior Analytics is Aristotle’s foundational treatise on formal logic, in which he systematically develops the theory of syllogistic reasoning.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Prior Analytics, Book II | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aristotelian corpus text
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logical work → philosophical work → treatise → |
| author | Aristotle → |
| canonicalTitleInGreek | Analytika protera → |
| canonicalTitleInLatin | Analytica Priora → |
| dateWritten | 4th century BCE → |
| developsConcept |
axiomatic reasoning
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conversion of propositions → demonstration → figure of the syllogism → mood of the syllogism → reduction of syllogisms → syllogism → |
| field |
logic
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philosophy → |
| focusesOn |
categorical syllogisms
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formal logic → logical proof → validity of arguments → |
| followedBy | Posterior Analytics → |
| genre | philosophical logic → |
| hasCommentaryTradition |
Islamic logicians
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late antique commentators → medieval Latin commentators → |
| hasKeyTheme |
conditions for valid inference
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formalization of reasoning → structure of arguments → |
| hasPart |
Prior Analytics, Book I
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Prior Analytics self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Prior Analytics, Book II
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| includedIn | standard editions of the Organon → |
| influenced |
Islamic philosophy
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Scholastic philosophy → medieval logic → modern formal logic → |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek → |
| mainSubject |
deductive inference
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syllogistic reasoning → |
| partOf |
Posterior Analytics
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surface form:
Organon
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| positionInSeries | second work in the Organon → |
| precededBy |
Categories
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On Interpretation → |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition → |
| studiedIn |
ancient philosophy
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history of logic → |
| traditionallyCatalogedAs | Aristotle’s logical works → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prior Analytics, Book II