CHAPTER IX. Formal Conditions of Mediate Inference

FORMAL CONDITIONS OF MEDIATE INFERENCE

§1. Nature of Mediate Inference and Syllogism 107 §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) §3. Dictum de omni et nullo 115 §4. Syllogism in relation to the Laws of Thought 116 §5. Other Kinds of Mediate Inference 118