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LOGIC
AS THE SCIENCE
OF THE PURE CONCEPT
by Benedetto CROCE
NEW LOGIC :
Though most famous for his æsthetic
theories and approaches to the philosophy of history, this volume
provides the backbone of Croce's system entitled 'The Philosophy
of Spirit'. With his new Logic he sweeps aside the paths of error
of traditional 'formal' logic, providing the foundations for
a logic of the future, one that will take account of life, one
that connects with reality and is of greater extent than those
laid forth by Aristotle, Bacon and Mill. Firmly based in the
epistemology of Kant's 'Critique', Croce's 'Logic'
pursues the idea of the pure concept in many new areas.
Of particular interest to students of English Language Philosophy
will be his remarks on Language in relation to Logic:
"THE history of Logic
depends very closely upon the history of the Philosophy of language,
or of Æsthetics, understood as the philosophy of language
and of expression in general. Every discovery concerning language
throws new light upon the function of thought, which, surpassing
language, employs it as an instrument, and therefore unites itself
with language both negatively and positively. It belongs to the
progress of the Philosophy of language, not less than to that
of Logic, to have determined in a more exact manner the relations
between thought and expression, as also to have dissipated or
begun the dissipation of empirical and formalist Logic. This
Logic, deluding itself with the belief that it was analysing
thought, presents a series of mutilated and empty linguistic
forms."
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FEATURES :
An Introductory Essay
"Benedetto Croce" by Prof. E. d'Araille. A Select
Bibliography of works by and about Benedetto Croce. A Translator's
Preface by Douglas Ainslie, of great interest in understanding
some of the challenges of translating this work. The Original
'Advertisement' to this work by Benedetto Croce. Plus,
of particular help in approaching this mammoth opus, the Preface
to the Third Italian Edition of the Logic ( by Croce).
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