Download or read book Galen and the Syllogism written by Nicholas Rescher and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Nicholas Rescher seeks to settle debates about whether Galen originated the fourth figure of the categorical syllogism. For his definitive evidence, Rescher examines Arabic sources, one of which is "On the Fourth Figure of the Syllogism" by twelfth-century mathematician Ibn al-Salah, and is reproduced here in Arabic with an annotated English translation. Rescher also explores the history and importance of the syllogistic figures in the evolution of logic in Islamic and European cultures, and discusses the debate about the actual number of syllogistic figures.