The Logic of Analogy
Publisher: Avi Sion - Kindle
Published: 2023
Place of publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Language: eng
Format: Paperback and E-book
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9798379051495
Copyright date: 2022
First sentence: To begin with, let us review some of the main findings of my past research regarding analogical argument and see where we can improve upon them.
Description: The Logic of Analogy is a study of the valid logical forms of qualitative and quantitative analogical argument, and the rules pertaining to them. It investigates equally valid conflicting arguments, statistics-based arguments and their utility in science, arguments from precedent used in law-making or law-application, and examines subsumption in analogical terms. Included for purposes of illustration is a large section on Talmudic use of analogical reasoning.
Table of contents: title: 1.	Qualitative analogy; title: 2.	Quantitative analogy; title: 3.	Terms of unequal breadth; title: 4.	Conflicting analogies; title: 5.	Statistics-based analogical arguments; title: 6.	A scientific illustration; title: 7.	Use of analogy in making and applying law; title: 8.	A Talmudic illustration; title: 9.	More about analogy in the Talmud; title: 10.	Subsumption in analogical terms; title: Appendix: Face-off with a fortiori