Logic, Part 1 [Paperback]

Originally published in 1921, this book forms the first of a three-volume series relating to 'the whole field of logic as ordinarily understood'.William Ernest Johnson (18581931) was a renowned British logician and economist, and also a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Originally published in 1921, this book forms the first of a three-volume series by Johnson relating to 'the whole field of logic as ordinarily understood'.William Ernest Johnson (18581931) was a renowned British logician and economist, and also a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Originally published in 1921, this book forms the first of a three-volume series by Johnson relating to 'the whole field of logic as ordinarily understood'.William Ernest Johnson (18581931) was a renowned British logician and economist, and also a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Originally published in 1921, this book forms the first of a three-volume series by Johnson relating to 'the whole field of logic as ordinarily understood'. The series is widely regarded as Johnson's greatest achievement, making a significant contribution to the tradition of philosophical logic. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Johnson's theories, philosophy and the historical development of logic.Introduction; 1. The proposition; 2. The primitive proposition; 3. Compound propositions; 4. Secondary propositions and modality; 5. Negation; 6. The proper name and the article; 7. General names, definition and analysis; 8. Enumerations and classes; 9. The general proposition and its implications; 10. Existential, subsistential and narrative propositions; 11. The determinable; 12. The relation of identity; 13. Relations or transitive adjectives; 14. Laws of thought; Index.