Chapter 9

FORMAL CONDITIONS OF MEDIATE INFERENCE

Sec.1. Nature of Mediate Inference and Syllogism 107 Sec.2. General Canons of the Syllogism 108 Definitions of Categorical Syllogism; Middle Term; Minor Term; Major Term; Minor and Major Premise (p. 109) Illicit Process (p. 110); Distribution of the Middle (p. 110); Negative Premises (p. 112); Particular Premises (p. 113) Sec.3. _Dictum de omni et nullo_ 115 Sec.4. Syllogism in relation to the Laws of Thought 116 Sec.5. Other Kinds of Mediate Inference 118