An Imperfect Syllogism

An imperfect syllogism: granulocyte colony-stimulating factor mobilization and cardiac regeneration.

The Syllogism of Neuro-Economics.

If Neuroscience is to contribute to Economics, it will do so by the way of Psychology. Neural data can and do lead to better psychological theories, and psychological insights can and do lead to better economic models. Hence, Neuroscience can in principle contribute to Economics. Whether it actually will do so is an empirical question and the jury is still out. Economics currently faces theoret...

Aristotle: the Theory of Categorical Syllogism

N.B.: For the references, please see Selected Bibliography on Aristotle's Theory of Categorical Syllogism "When modem logicians in the 1920s and 1930s first turned their attention to the problem of understanding Aristotle’s contribution to logic in modern terms, they were guided both by the Frege-Russell conception of logic as formal ontology and at the same time by a desire to protect Aristotl...

Syllogism Rules with Examples PDF

Commentary: an imperfect compromise.