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Serving New Thought is pleased to present
William Atkinson's
Art Of Logical Thinking
Book page numbers, along with the number to the left of the .htm extension match the page numbers of the original books to ensure easy use in citations for research papers and books
1 - Reasoning -
2 - Process of Reasoning -
3 - The Concept -
4 - The Use of Concepts -
5 - Concepts and Images -
6 - Terms -
7 - Meaning of Terms -
8 - Judgments -
9 - Propositions -
10 - Immediate Reasoning -
11 - Inductive Reasoning -
12 - Reasoning by Induction -
13 - Theory and Hypotheses -
14 - Making and Testing Hypotheses -
15 - Deductive Reasoning -
16 - The Syllogism -
17 - Varieties of Syllogisms -
18 - Reasoning by Analogy -
19 - Fallacies -
the chapters of this book devoted to the consideration of Concepts, we may see the fundamental importance of the formation and acquirement of correct Concepts. Concepts are
the fundamental material for correct reasoning. In order to produce a perfect finished
product, we must have perfect materials, and
a sufficient quantity of them. The greater the
knowledge one possesses of the facts and objects of the outside world, the better able is
he to reason therefrom. Concepts are the raw
material which must feed the machinery of
reasoning, and from which the final product
of perfected thought is produced. As Halleck says: "There must first be a presentation of materials. Suppose that we wish to
form the concept fruit. We must first perceive the different kinds of fruit—cherry,
pear, quince, plum, currant, apple, fig, orange,
etc. Before we can take the next step, we
must be able to form distinct and accurate
images of the various kinds of fruit. If the
concept is to be absolutely accurate, not one
kind of fruit must be overlooked. Practically
this is impossible but many kinds should be
examined. Where perception is inaccurate
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