Concept
Sum of Logic
Overview
The Summa Logicae ("Sum of Logic") is a textbook on logic by William of Ockham. It was written around 1323.
Systematically, it resembles other works of medieval logic, organised under the basic headings of the Aristotelian Predicables, Categories, terms, propositions, and syllogisms. These headings, though often given in a different order, represent the basic arrangement of scholastic works on logic.
This work is important in that it contains the main account of Ockham's nominalism, a position related to the problem of universals.
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Philosophers who discussed Sum of Logic
Related ideas
- Sophistical Refutations
- Posterior Analytics
- Topics (Aristotle)
- Jean Buridan
- Liar paradox
- Nominalism
- Problem of universals
- Aristotelianism
- William of Ockham
- Logical consequence
- Terminology
- Begging the question
- Logic
- Syllogism
- Conditional sentence
- Theory of categories
- Material conditional
- Affirming the consequent
- Consequent
- Proposition
- Albert of Saxony (philosopher)
Place in the tradition
Part of British philosophy.