The question (15 marks)
Explain the fourfold classification of propositions, state why singular propositions are considered universal, and set out the doctrine of distribution of terms with the reason for each result and the exception in the A proposition. (15 marks)
MU Module II, heads 2.2 and 2.4; pack ch. 06.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 2 · Propositions of Logic – I.
Authorities you will need
- Aristotle, from whom the fourfold scheme descends
- Kant, who added the singular proposition under the head of quantity
- Keynes, Formal Logic, on the doctrine of distribution
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