Thanks Edwina, Is that the only objection?
So, the thing I think Peirce intended is that (surprise, suspect) is the third term, because a person (B) is surprised or suspicious. That person is the same, that is, one person but she is transformed during the argument. So, Surprise is C A is C Therefore, Suspicious is A Does that work? Thanks, Jerry R On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 7:13 PM, Edwina Taborsky <tabor...@primus.ca> wrote: > No, it is not a syllogism. A syllogism has THREE terms. Your example has > two. A syllogism is in the format of > Major Premise > Minor Premise > Conclusion > > All M is P > S is M > Therefore S is P > -------------------------------------------------- > Your example is in the form of Propositional Logic, or IF-THEN logic. > > If p then q > p > Therefore q > > Or, If A then C > A > Therefore C > This is called the *modus ponens*. > > So, it would be > IF A is true, then C is a matter of course > [I surmise that] A is true > Therefore, C is a matter of course. > > Edwina > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Jerry Rhee <jerryr...@gmail.com> > *To:* Peirce-L <peirce-l@list.iupui.edu> > *Sent:* Saturday, April 23, 2016 7:12 PM > *Subject:* [PEIRCE-L] Is CP 5.189 a syllogism? > > Hi everyone, > > I'm trying to figure something out. I've convinced myself but am not > completely sure, so would like to work this out with the community. > > I haven't read Aristotle. Are there steadfast rules to syllogism one must > never ever break or is there an essence? What is the intention of > syllogism? > > Would you say the following is a syllogism? Why or why not? > > The surprising fact, C, is observed. > But if A were true, C would be a matter of course. > Hence, there is reason to suspect that A is true. > > Thanks for any input, > Jerry Rhee > > ------------------------------ > > > ----------------------------- > PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON > PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to > peirce-L@list.iupui.edu . To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message not to PEIRCE-L > but to l...@list.iupui.edu with the line "UNSubscribe PEIRCE-L" in the > BODY of the message. More at http://www.cspeirce.com/peirce-l/peirce-l.htm > . > > > > >
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