A Essência do Silogismo: Uma Abordagem Visual

Frank Thomas Sautter

The Essence of Syllogism: A Visual Approach

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Frank Thomas Sautter Departamento de Filosofia Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Keywords:

Syllogism, Venn diagram, Ecthesis, Formalization, Visual reasoning, Subject-predicate distinction

Abstract

Classification of valid syllogisms by figures and modes is reviewed, as well as proof by Venn diagrams. Proof by a new simplified version of Venn diagrams is introduced; this version sheds light on a reduction procedure of imperfect syllogisms to perfect ones, known as ecthesis.

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Sautter, F. T. (2013). The Essence of Syllogism: A Visual Approach. Cognitio: Revista De Filosofia, 11(2), 316–332. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/cognitiofilosofia/article/view/12125