A System of Logic

Ratiocinative and Inductive,

Being a connected view of the

Principles of Evidence,

and the

Methods of Scientific Investigation.

by

John Stuart Mill

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Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition.

Preface to the Third and Fourth Editions.

Introduction.

Book I. Of names and propositions.

  1. Of The Necessity Of Commencing With An Analysis Of Language.
  2. Of Names.
  3. Of The Things Denoted By Names.
  4. Of Propositions.
  5. Of The Import Of Propositions.
  6. Of Propositions Merely Verbal.
  7. Of The Nature Of Classification, And The Five Predicables.
  8. Of Definition.

Book II. Of reasoning.

  1. Of Inference, Or Reasoning, In General.
  2. Of Ratiocination, Or Syllogism.
  3. Of The Functions And Logical Value Of The Syllogism.
  4. Of Trains Of Reasoning, And Deductive Sciences.
  5. Of Demonstration, And Necessary Truths.
  6. The Same Subject Continued.
  7. Examination Of Some Opinions Opposed To The Preceding Doctrines.

Book III. Of induction.

  1. Preliminary Observations On Induction In General.
  2. Of Inductions Improperly So Called.
  3. Of The Ground Of Induction.
  4. Of Laws Of Nature.
  5. Of The Law Of Universal Causation.
  6. On The Composition Of Causes.
  7. On Observation And Experiment.
  8. Of The Four Methods Of Experimental Inquiry.
  9. Miscellaneous Examples Of The Four Methods.
  10. Of Plurality Of Causes, And Of The Intermixture Of Effects.
  11. Of The Deductive Method.
  12. Of The Explanation Of Laws Of Nature.
  13. Miscellaneous Examples Of The Explanation Of Laws Of Nature.
  14. Of The Limits To The Explanation Of Laws Of Nature; And Of Hypotheses.
  15. Of Progressive Effects; And Of The Continued Action Of Causes.
  16. Of Empirical Laws.
  17. Of Chance And Its Elimination.
  18. Of The Calculation Of Chances.
  19. Of The Extension Of Derivative Laws To Adjacent Cases.
  20. Of Analogy.
  21. Of The Evidence Of The Law Of Universal Causation.
  22. Of Uniformities Of Co–Existence Not Dependent On Causation.
  23. Of Approximate Generalizations, And Probable Evidence.
  24. Of The Remaining Laws Of Nature.
  25. Of The Grounds Of Disbelief.

Book IV. Of operations subsidiary to induction.

  1. Of Observation And Description.
  2. Of Abstraction, Or The Formation Of Conceptions.
  3. Of Naming, As Subsidiary To Induction.
  4. Of The Requisites Of A Philosophical Language, And The Principles Of Definition.
  5. On The Natural History Of The Variations In The Meaning Of Terms.
  6. The Principles Of A Philosophical Language Further Considered.
  7. Of Classification, As Subsidiary To Induction.
  8. Of Classification By Series.

Book V. On fallacies.

  1. Of Fallacies In General.
  2. Classification Of Fallacies.
  3. Fallacies Of Simple Inspection; Or A Priori Fallacies.
  4. Fallacies Of Observation.
  5. Fallacies Of Generalization.
  6. Fallacies Of Ratiocination.
  7. Fallacies Of Confusion.

Book VI. On the logic of the moral sciences.

  1. Introductory Remarks.
  2. Of Liberty And Necessity.
  3. That There Is, Or May Be, A Science Of Human Nature.
  4. Of The Laws Of Mind.
  5. Of Ethology, Or The Science Of The Formation Of Character.
  6. General Considerations On The Social Science.
  7. Of The Chemical, Or Experimental, Method In The Social Science.
  8. Of The Geometrical, Or Abstract, Method.
  9. Of The Physical, Or Concrete Deductive, Method.
  10. Of The Inverse Deductive, Or Historical, Method.
  11. Additional Elucidations Of The Science Of History.
  12. Of The Logic Of Practice, Or Art; Including Morality And Policy.

A SYSTEM OF LOGIC,

RATIOCINATIVE AND INDUCTIVE,

BEING A CONNECTED VIEW OF THE

PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE,

AND THE

METHODS OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.

by

JOHN STUART MILL.

Eighth Edition.

New York:

Harper & Brothers, Publishers,

Franklin Square.

1882.

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