Aspects in Boethius (480-524) and his use of topical arguments and hypothetical syllogisms
Luana Talita da CRUZ
Original title: Aspectos lógicos em Boécio (480-524) e seu uso de argumentos tópicos e silogismos hipotéticos
Published in Games from Antiquity to Baroque
Keywords: Boethius, Hypothetical Syllogisms, Medieval Logic, Topical Arguments.
This paper intends to draw attention to logical aspects to be found in Boethius’s works. Our intention is to highlight a connection between topical arguments and hypothetical syllogisms as well as the way Boethius uses a logical approach as the foundation of his philosophical arguments in treatises other than his commentaries on specific logical theories.
The Historical Development of the Logica vetus
Guilherme WYLLIE
Original title: A evolução histórica da Logica vetus
Published in Monastic and Scholastic Philosophy in the Middle Ages
Keywords: History of Logic, History of Philosophy, Logica Vetus, Medieval Logic, Medieval Philosophy.
This paper is a historical survey of the logica vetus, which is distinguished by characterizing and contextualizing the main contributions of the most significant logicians of that period.
