
Aristotle’s Modal Logic: Essence and Entailment in the Organon
By Richard Patterson (NHC Fellow, 1985–86) Aristotle's Modal Logic presents a radically new interpretation of Aristotle's logic by arguing that a proper understanding of the system depends on an appreciation of its connection to the metaphysics. Patterson establishes that there is a fundamental connection between Aristotle's logic of possibility and necessity, and his metaphysics; that … Continued