Theories of the syllogism: A meta-analysis.

Psychological Bulletin Theories of the Syllogism: A Meta-Analysis

A Critical Examination of Ibn-Sina’s Theory of the Conditional Syllogism

This paper will examine Ibn Sina’s theory of the Conditional Syllogism from a purely logical point of view, and will lay bare the principles he adopted for founding his theory, and the reason why the newly introduced part of his logic remained undeveloped and eventually was removed from the texts of logic in the later Islamic tradition. As a preliminary discussion, this paper briefly examines I...

Justifying inference to the best explanation as a practical meta-syllogism on dialectical structures

This article discusses how inference to the best explanation (IBE) can be justified as a practical meta-argument. It is, firstly, justified as a practical argument insofar as accepting the best explanation as true can be shown to further a specific aim. And because this aim is a discursive one which proponents can rationally pursue in—and relative to—a complex controversy, namely maximising the...

Analysis of Depression based on Meta-Ethics

Background: One of the most important issues that requires more attention is the role of philosophy in individual and social life. Although sciences such as psychology and sociology propose their theories based on philosophical foundations, the role of philosophy as a field which can be influential in solving humans’ problems is not paid due attention. One of the sciences where philosophy can h...

Meta-analysis of Effective Factors in Life Quality of Special Patients

Introduction: The concept of life quality includes individual potential ability, following up of interests and quality of welfare feeling. Meta-analysis is a new method of study which evaluates the results of previous studies related to underlying subjects. Methods: Of 30 accomplished researches about effective agents in life quality of special patients, 17 researches were chosen for meta...