Socratic Logic

aka Aristotelian or Classical Logic

The following are the notes I have taken from Peter Kreeft's wonderful Socratic Logic textbook.  I highly recommend you buy it. This is a book which deals with classical logic (as opposed to modern symbolic logic.)  It is easily the best overall book on logic I have ever read and one of the few I have that are worth making notes from.  I even have a small duotang with these notes in it I can carry around and reference on a regular basis.

Here is a quick introduction to the topics the book covers:

• Introduction to Classical Logic
• Act of Mind I - Simple Apprehension
• Act of Mind II - Judgement
• Act of Mind III - Reasoning
• Laws of Logic
• Constructing Syllogisms and Other Arguments
• Mapping Complex Arguments
• Dilemmas
• Induction and Scientific Reasoning
• Arguments by Analogy
• How to Write a Logical / Argumentative Essay
• How to Write a Socratic Dialogue
• Advice About the Socratic Method