SYLLOGISM ACCORDING TO ARISTOTLE, STOICS AND AVERROES

Year 2009, Volume: 11 Issue: 19, 47 - 68, 15.06.2009

İbrahim Çapak

Abstract

This paper examines the main ideas on syllogism in the logical systems of Aristotle,
Stoics and Avveros. Aristotle, is the firts philosopher who formulated a system of logic.
. He influenced many philosophers in this respect in the subsequent centuries. Aristotle
gives an extreme importance to establishing the proof through syllogism which consists
of two propositions or premises and conclusion. Aristotle investigates categorical and
component syllogistic but not conditional one. According to Aristotle, there are three
forms of syllogism. Stoics examine conditional syllogism. According to the latter,
conditional syllogism consists of disjunctive and hypothetical syllogisms. Averroes is
the most important of the commentators of Aristotle. However, he examines
categorical and conditional syllogisms, too.

Keywords

Aristotle, Stoic, Averroes, logic, syllogism, conditional syllogism

ARİSTOTELES, STOACILAR VE İBN RÜŞD'ÜN KIYASA BAKIŞI

Abstract

This paper examines the main ideas on syllogism in the logical systems of Aristotle,
Stoics and Avveros. Aristotle, is the firts philosopher who formulated a system of logic.
. He influenced many philosophers in this respect in the subsequent centuries. Aristotle
gives an extreme importance to establishing the proof through syllogism which consists
of two propositions or premises and conclusion. Aristotle investigates categorical and
component syllogistic but not conditional one. According to Aristotle, there are three
forms of syllogism. Stoics examine conditional syllogism. According to the latter,
conditional syllogism consists of disjunctive and hypothetical syllogisms. Averroes is
the most important of the commentators of Aristotle. However, he examines
categorical and conditional syllogisms, too.

Keywords

Aristotle, Stoic, Averroes, logic, syllogism, conditional syllogism