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    Proposition and Contradiction: The Definition of Proposition in Aristotle's Logical Works
    with Mahdi Ghavam Safar
    Philosophical Investigations 10 (19): 327-351. 2016.
    Aristotle in his logical works, in addition to the statement, introduces the concept of proposition and defines it based on affirmation and negation in Prior Analytics. There are two issues about Aristotle's view of preposition, i.e., the interpretation of its definition, and its relation to the statement. In this article, first, three interpretations of preposition, including Alexander of Aphrodisias' and classical ones, are discussed and criticized. And because Aristotle points to the relation…Read more
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    Proposition and Contradiction: The Definition of Proposition in Aristotle's Logical Works
    with Seyyed Ammar Kalantar and Mahdi Ghavam Safar
    Journal of Philosophical Investigations at University of Tabriz 10 (19): 327-351. 2016.
    Aristotle in his logical works, in addition to the statement, introduces the concept of proposition and defines it based on affirmation and negation in Prior Analytics. There are two issues about Aristotle's view of preposition, i.e., the interpretation of its definition, and its relation to the statement. In this article, first, three interpretations of preposition, including Alexander of Aphrodisias' and classical ones, are discussed and criticized. And because Aristotle points to the relation…Read more