“Consider the famous syllogism “All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore Socrates is mortal.” So far, so good. But just… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
It must be granted that in every syllogism, considered as an argument to prove the conclusion, there is a petitio principii. When… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“Reality wasn’t a syllogism like “Socrates is a man—all men are mortal—hence Socrates is mortal,” but more like “Helga is a human… — Harry Mulisch Copy Share Image
