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  • proper noun the standard collection of the works of Aristotelian logic

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  • In fact, the title Organon reflects a much later controversy about whether logic is a part of philosophy (as the Stoics maintained) or merely a tool used by philosophy (as the later Peripatetics thought); calling the logical works "The Instrument" is a way of taking sides on this point.

    Aristotle's Logic Smith, Robin 2007

  • The ancient commentators grouped together several of Aristotle's treatises under the title Organon ( "Instrument") and regarded them as comprising his logical works:

    Aristotle's Logic Smith, Robin 2007

  • The traditional logic, or dialectic, of Aristotle's "Organon" -- the science and art of (mainly deductive) reasoning -- found its proper application in exploring the domain of purely natural truth, but in the early Middle Ages it began to be applied by some Catholic theologians to the elucidation of the supernatural truths of the

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

  • The reason was Organon, which is just around the corner here.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Egon Willighagen 2008

  • The reason was Organon, which is just around the corner here.

    Sugammadex: the molecular condom Egon Willighagen 2008

  • In Aristotle's collection of several treatises in logic, the so-called Organon, there is mention of space only once, in Chapter 6 of Categor - iae.

    SPACE SALOMON BOCHNER 1968

  • I wonder if the last one was supposed to say 'Organon' a manufacturer of BC pills instead of 'Oregon'.

    Curbing Their Enthusiasm 2010

  • "Organon", contain the first systematic treatment of the laws of thought in relation to the acquisition of knowledge.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

  • These were known to the Byzantine writers as the "Organon", including

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

  • Towards the middle of the twelfth century the remainder of the Aristotelean "Organon" became known, so that the logic of the schools, thenceforth known as logica nova, now contained:

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

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