The arte of logick Plainely taught in the English tongue, according to the best approued authors. Very necessary for all students in any profession, how to defend any argument against all subtill sophisters, and cauelling schismatikes, and how to confute their false syllogismes, and captious arguments. By M. Blundevile.
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The arte of logick Plainely taught in the English tongue, according to the best approued authors. Very necessary for all students in any profession, how to defend any argument against all subtill sophisters, and cauelling schismatikes, and how to confute their false syllogismes, and captious arguments. By M. Blundevile.
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Blundeville, Thomas, fl. 1561.
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London :: Printed by William Stansby, and are to be sold by Matthew Lownes,
1617.
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Logic -- Early works to 1800.
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"The arte of logick Plainely taught in the English tongue, according to the best approued authors. Very necessary for all students in any profession, how to defend any argument against all subtill sophisters, and cauelling schismatikes, and how to confute their false syllogismes, and captious arguments. By M. Blundevile." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16218.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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CHAP. I.
Of the Art of Logicke, and of the parts and offices thereof.
WHat is Logicke?
Logicke is an Art, which teacheth vs to dispute probably on both sides of any matter that is propounded.
Of what and how many parts doth it consist?
Of two: that is, Inuention and Iudge∣ment.
Whereto serue these parts?
Inuention findeth out meet matter to proue the thing that yee intend: and Iudgement examineth the matter, whether it bee good, or not; and then frameth, disposeth, and reduceth the same into due forme of argument.
What is the chiefe end or office of Logicke?
The chiefe end or office of Logicke is twofold: The one to discusse truth from falshood in any manner of speech; the other is to teach a compendious way to attaine to any Art or Science.
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And therefore it is defined of some, to be the Art of Arts, and Science of Sciences; not for that it teacheth the principles of eue∣rie Art or Science, (for those are to be learned of the Professors of such Arts or Sciences) but because it sheweth the method, that is to say, the true order and right way that is to be obserued in seeking to come to the perfect knowledge of any Art or Science. Of which methodicall part, mine old friend, M. Iacomo Acontio Tridentino hath written in the Latine tongue a very proper and profitable Treatise. And therefore I minde here to deale onely with the first office, which is to discusse and to discerne truth from falshood in any speech or question that is propounded.
How is that to be done?
By three speciall instruments: that is, by Definition, Diuision, and Argumentation: whereof wee shall speake hereafter in their proper places. In the meane time, because questions are the mat∣ter wherein Logicke is chiefly occupied, wee will speake first of a question.
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