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Medieval Logic

Uckelman, Sara L.

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Alex Malpass
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Marianna Antonutti Marfori
Editor

Abstract

Many people unfamiliar with the history of logic may think of the Middle Ages as a \Dark Ages" in logic, with little development beyond Aristotelian syllogistic and full of scholastic wrangling focused on uninteresting details. This could not be further from the case. Instead, the Middle Ages, especially at the end of the High Middle Ages and into the 14th century, was a period of vibrant activity in logic, in many dierent areas|the (re)birth of propositional logic, the development of interactive and dynamic reasoning, sophisticated semantic theories able to address robust paradoxes, and more. The period can be characterized by a focus on the applied aspects of logic, such as how it relates to linguistic problems, and how it is used in inter-personal contexts.

Citation

Uckelman, S. L. (2017). Medieval Logic. In A. Malpass, & M. A. Marfori (Eds.), The history of philosophical and formal logic : from Aristotle to Tarski (71-99). Bloomsbury

Acceptance Date Oct 18, 2016
Online Publication Date Jun 29, 2017
Publication Date Jun 29, 2017
Deposit Date Oct 18, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Publisher Bloomsbury
Pages 71-99
Book Title The history of philosophical and formal logic : from Aristotle to Tarski.
Chapter Number 3
Publisher URL http://www.bloomsbury.com/9781472505255/

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Bloomsbury Academic in The history of philosophical and formal logic: from Aristotle to Tarski on 29/06/2017, available online: http://www.bloomsbury.com/9781472505255/




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