@article{1479452,
      recid = {1479452},
      author = {Malink, Marko,},
      title = {Aristotle's Modal Syllogistic /},
      pages = {1 online resource (384 p.) :},
      abstract = {Aristotle was the founder not only of logic but also of  modal logic. In the Prior Analytics he developed a complex  system of modal syllogistic which, while influential, has  been disputed since antiquity--and is today widely regarded  as incoherent. Combining analytic rigor with keen  sensitivity to historical context, Marko Malink makes clear  that the modal syllogistic forms a consistent, integrated  system of logic, one that is closely related to other areas  of Aristotle's philosophy. Aristotle's modal syllogistic  differs significantly from modern modal logic. Malink  considers the key to understanding the Aristotelian version  to be the notion of predication discussed in the  Topics--specifically, its theory of predicables  (definition, genus, differentia, proprium, and accident)  and the ten categories (substance, quantity, quality, and  so on). The predicables introduce a distinction between  essential and nonessential predication. In contrast, the  categories distinguish between substantial and  nonsubstantial predication. Malink builds on these insights  in developing a semantics for Aristotle's modal  propositions, one that verifies the ancient philosopher's  claims of the validity and invalidity of modal inferences.  While it acknowledges some limitations of this  reconstruction, Aristotle's Modal Syllogistic brims with  bold ideas, richly supported by close readings of the Greek  texts.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1479452},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674726352},
}