In Defense of Aristotle’s Laws of Thought

By Sion, Avi, Dr.

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Title:	In Defense of Aristotle’s Laws of Thought
Author:	Sion, Avi, Dr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Philosophy, Logic, Epistemology
Collections:	Authors Community, Philosophy
Historic Publication Date:	2008
Publisher:	Avi Sion - Kindle

Member Page:	Avi Sion
Citation APA MLA Chicago Avi Sion, B. D. (2008). In Defense of Aristotle’s Laws of Thought. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
In Defense of Aristotle’s Laws of Thought, which addresses, from a phenomenological standpoint, numerous modern and Buddhist objections and misconceptions regarding the basic principles of Aristotelian logic. Many people seem to be attacking Aristotle’s Laws of Thought nowadays, some coming from the West and some from the East. It is important to review and refute such ideas as they arise.

Summary
In Defense of Aristotle’s Laws of Thought addresses, from a phenomenological standpoint, numerous modern and Buddhist objections and misconceptions regarding the basic principles of Aristotelian logic.

Table of Contents
1. Logicians have to introspect 9 2. The primacy of the laws of thought 19 3. The ontological status of the laws 31 4. Fuzzy logic 37 5. Misrepresentation of Aristotle 45 6. Not on the geometrical model 55 7. A poisonous brew 63 8. The game of one-upmanship 71 9. In Buddhist discourse 77 10. Calling what is not a spade a spade 89 11. Buddhist causation theory 95 12. A formal logic of change 103 13. Buddhist critique of change 107 14. Different strata of knowledge 113 15. Impermanence 119 16. Buddhist denial of the soul 129 17. The status of sense perceptions 137 18. The status of dreams and daydreams 147 19. The status of conceptions 155 20. The laws of thought in meditation 163 21. Reason and spirituality 171 References 177