Introduction to Logic

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Written during the height of the Enlightenment, Immanuel Kant's Introduction to Logic is an essential primer for anyone interested in the study of Kantian views on logic, aesthetics, and moral reasoning. More accessible than his other books, Introduction to Logic lays the foundation for his writings with a clear discussion of each of his philosophical pursuits. For more advanced Kantian scholars, this book can bring to light some of the enduring issues in Kant's repertoire; for the beginner, it can open up the philosophical ideas of one of the most influential thinkers on modern philosophy. This edition comprises two parts: "Introduction to Logic" and an essay titled "The False Subtlety of the Four Syllogistic Figures," in which Kant analyzes Aristotelian logic.;Title Page; Table of Contents; PREFATORY NOTE.; KANT'S INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC.; I. -- CONCEPTION OF LOGIC.; II. -- CHIEF DIVISIONS OF LOGIC-TREATMENT-USE OF THIS SCIENCE-SKETCH OF A HISTORY OF LOGIC.; III. -- CONCEPTION OF PHILOSOPHY IN GENERAL-PHILOSOPHY CONSIDERED ACCORDING TO THE SCHOLASTIC CONCEPTION AND ACCORDING TO THE COSMICAL CONCEPTION-ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND OBJECTS OF PHILOSOPHIZING-THE MOST GENERAL AND HIGHEST PROBLEMS OF THIS SCIENCE.; IV. -- SHORT SKETCH OF A HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY.