The Essentials of Logic Being Ten Lectures on Judgment and Inference - Hardcover

Bosanquet, Bernard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1025637623 ISBN 13: 9781025637624

Publisher: Tradd Street Press, 2026

Synopsis

"The Essentials of Logic Being Ten Lectures on Judgment and Inference" is an influential exploration of the nature of logical thought by the prominent British Idealist philosopher Bernard Bosanquet. Originally delivered as a series of lectures, this work aims to provide a clear and accessible introduction to the core principles of logic, emphasizing the vital connection between formal reasoning and the actual processes of human knowledge.

Bosanquet moves beyond the mechanical application of rules to examine how the mind constructs reality through judgment and the synthesis of ideas. Over the course of ten lectures, he investigates the structure of inference, the nature of truth, and the relationship between logic and the world of experience. The work is particularly notable for its focus on the "concrete universal" and its attempt to show how individual judgments contribute to a systematic understanding of the whole.

Written with intellectual depth and clarity, this book serves as both a historical cornerstone of Neo-Hegelian thought and a enduring resource for anyone interested in epistemology and the foundations of reasoning. It remains a significant text for students and scholars seeking to understand the philosophical underpinnings of how we think and how we validate our conclusions about reality.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Tradd Street Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1025637623
• ISBN 13: 9781025637624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 180