episyllogism

episyllogism
/ep'euh sil"euh jiz'euhm/, n. Logic.
a syllogism one of the premises of which is the conclusion of a preceding syllogism; any of the syllogisms included in a polysyllogism except the first one. Cf. polysyllogism.
[1855-60; < NL episyllogismus. See EPI-, SYLLOGISM]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Episyllogism — Ep i*syl lo*gism, n. [Pref. epi + syllogism.] (Logic) A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding syllogism, called, in relation to this, the prosyllogism. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • episyllogism — epi·syllogism …   English syllables

  • episyllogism — |epə̇, |epē+ noun Etymology: epi + syllogism : a syllogism one or both of whose premises is the conclusion of a preceding syllogism compare prosyllogism …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of philosophy topics (D-H) — DDaDai Zhen Pierre d Ailly Jean Le Rond d Alembert John Damascene Damascius John of Damascus Peter Damian Danish philosophy Dante Alighieri Arthur Danto Arthur C. Danto Arthur Coleman Danto dao Daodejing Daoism Daoist philosophy Charles Darwin… …   Wikipedia

  • prosyllogism — /proh sil euh jiz euhm/, n. Logic. a syllogism the conclusion of which is used as a premise of another syllogism; any of the syllogisms included in a polysyllogism except the last. Cf. episyllogism. [1575 85; < ML prosyllogismus < Gk… …   Universalium

  • polysyllogism — /pɒliˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/ (say polee siluhjizuhm) noun a number of syllogisms arranged in a series, so that the conclusion of one (a prosyllogism) serves as the premise of another (an episyllogism) …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”