Thus, in the Syllogism, All whom God absolves are free of Sin ; bus God absolves all who are in Christ : Therefore, all who are in Christ are free of Sin. The Major is evident ; but the Minor, or Assumption is not so, without some other Proposition to prove it ; as, God took Satisfaction for Sin in the Sussering of Jesus Christ.
ABSURD, Absurdum, a thing that thwarts, or goes contrary to our common Notions and Apprehensions. See ABSURDITY.
Thus, a Proposition would be absurd, that should affirm, that two and two make five ; or that should deny 'em to make four. See PROSOSITION.
The Logicians have a way of proving the Truth of a Proposition, by shewing the contrary is absurd. See TRUTH.-—
This they call
Reductio ad Absurdum, or arguing ex Absurdo: See REDUCTION.
Thus, a Proposition would be absurd, that should affirm, that two and two make five ; or that should deny 'em to make four. See PROSOSITION.
The Logicians have a way of proving the Truth of a Proposition, by shewing the contrary is absurd. See TRUTH.-—
This they call
Reductio ad Absurdum, or arguing ex Absurdo: See REDUCTION.
ABSURDITY, Absurdities, is a kind of Error, or Offense against some evident, and generally allowed Truths or Principle. See ERROR, MAXIM, &c.
The greatest of all Absurdities is the Contradiction. See CONTRADICTION.
The Schoolmen make two Species of Absurdities — The one, absurdum, which contradicts the common Sense of Mankind; the other particular, which gives the Lye to some one or more Philosophers; e.g., Aristotle. — The latter sort may be a real Truth.
The greatest of all Absurdities is the Contradiction. See CONTRADICTION.
The Schoolmen make two Species of Absurdities — The one, absurdum, which contradicts the common Sense of Mankind; the other particular, which gives the Lye to some one or more Philosophers; e.g., Aristotle. — The latter sort may be a real Truth.
ANALYSIS, in Logick, a Method of applying the Rules of Reasoning, to resolve a Discourse into its Principles; in order to a Discovery of its Truth, or Falsehood. See PRINCIPLE. Or, Analysis is an Examination of some Discourse, Proposition, or other Matter, by searching into its Principles, and separating and opening its Parts; in order to consider them more distinctly, and arrive at a more precise Knowledge of the Whole. See DISCOURSE, PROPOSITION, REDUCTION, etc. The Word is Greek, ἀνάλυσις (analysis), which literally signifies, Resolution; formed of ἀνά (ana), and λύω (luo), folvo, resolvo, I loosen, I resolve. Analysis makes one great Branch or Species of Method; called also Resolution. See METHOD, and RESOLUTION.