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his books, on logic, philosophy and spirituality, in 'html' format,
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Future Logic is an original, and wide-ranging treatise of
formal logic. It deals with deduction and induction, of
categorical and conditional propositions, involving the
natural, temporal, extensional, and logical modalities. This
is the first work ever to strictly formalize the inductive
processes of generalization and particularization, through
the novel methods of factorial analysis, factor selection
and formula revision. This is the first work ever to develop
a formal logic of the natural, temporal and extensional
types of conditioning (as distinct from logical
conditioning), including their production from modal
categorical premises. (First published 1990; rev. ed. 1996.)
465p.
Judaic logic is an original inquiry into the
forms of thought determining Jewish law and belief, from the
impartial perspective of a logician. It attempts to honestly
estimate the extent to which the logic employed within
Judaism fits into the general norms, and whether it has any
contributions to make to them. The author ranges far and
wide in Jewish lore, finding clear evidence of both
inductive and deductive reasoning in the Torah and other
books of the Bible, and analyzing the methodology of the
Talmud and other Rabbinic literature by means of formal
tools which make possible its objective evaluation with
reference to scientific logic. (First published 1995.) 315p.
Logical Philosophy brings together five works by Avi Sion published
in 2002-06, namely: Phenomenology (2003), Volition and
Allied Causal Concepts (2004), Meditations (2006),
Ruminations (2005), and Buddhist Illogic (2002). These works
together define what may be termed ‘Logical Philosophy’,
i.e. philosophical discourse distinguished by its steadfast
reliance on inductive and deductive logic to resolve
epistemological and ontological issues. This collection does
not include work done on The Logic of Causation in the same
period (published in 2003, 2005). (First published 2013.)
545p.
The Logic of Causation is a treatise of
formal logic and of aetiology. It is an original and
wide-ranging investigation of the definition of causation
(deterministic causality) in all its forms, and of the
deduction and induction of such forms. It deals with the
main technicalities relating to reasoning about causation.
Once all the deductive characteristics of causation in all
its forms have been treated, and we have gained an
understanding as to how it is induced, we are able to
discuss more intelligently its epistemological and
ontological status. In this context, past theories of
causation are reviewed and evaluated. (1st ed. published
2003; 2nd ed. 2005; 3rd ed. 2010.) 380p.
Logical and Spiritual Reflections is a
collection of six shorter philosophical works, in two parts.
The first part, consisting of Logical Reflections, includes:
Hume’s Problems with Induction; A Short Critique of Kant’s
Unreason; In Defense of Aristotle’s Laws of Thought. The
second part, consisting of Spiritual Reflections, includes:
More Meditations; Zen Judaism; No to Sodom. (First published
2008; rev. ed 2009.) 400p.
A Fortiori
Logic is
a wide-ranging and in-depth study of a fortiori reasoning,
comprising a great many new theoretical insights into such
argument, a history of its use and discussion from antiquity
to the present day, and critical analyses of the main
attempts at its elucidation. Its purpose is nothing less
than to lay the foundations for a new branch of logic, and
greatly develop it; and thus to once and for all dispel the
many fallacious ideas circulating regarding the nature of a
fortiori reasoning.
(First published 2013.) 700p.
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Avi Sion (Ph.D. Philosophy) is a
researcher and writer in logic and philosophy, including original
writings on the theory and practice of inductive and deductive
logic, phenomenology, epistemology, aetiology, psychology,
meditation, ethics, and much more.