. Lectures on metaphysics and logic . APPENDIX. 621. X. SYLLOGISM. I.—Its Enouncement — Analytic and Synthetic — Order of Premises. (Seep. 281.) (a) ENOUNCEMENT OF STLIOOISM. (Nov. 1848.) — There are two orders of enouncing the Syllogism, bothnatural, and the neglect of these, added to the not taking into account theProblem, or Question, has been the ground why the doctrine of syllogism hasbeen attacked as involving a petitio principii, or as a mere tautology. Thus,Buffier cites the definition the art of confessing in the conclusion what Jias beenalready avowed in the premises} This objection
. Lectures on metaphysics and logic . APPENDIX. 621. X. SYLLOGISM. I.—Its Enouncement — Analytic and Synthetic — Order of Premises. (Seep. 281.) (a) ENOUNCEMENT OF STLIOOISM. (Nov. 1848.) — There are two orders of enouncing the Syllogism, bothnatural, and the neglect of these, added to the not taking into account theProblem, or Question, has been the ground why the doctrine of syllogism hasbeen attacked as involving a petitio principii, or as a mere tautology. Thus,Buffier cites the definition the art of confessing in the conclusion what Jias beenalready avowed in the premises} This objection has never been put down. The foundation of all syllogism is the Problem. But this may be answeredeither Analytically or Synthetically. I. Analytically (which has been wholly overlooked) thus, — Problem orqusesitum, /s P C ? Answer, P is C; forT U M, and M is C. This is thereasoning of Depth. More explicitly : — Does P contain in it C? T containsin it C; for P co7itains in it M, and M contains in it C. But it is wholly indif-ferent wheth
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