tion of Definitions and Classifications
constitute the end of Science? [S]
84. Examine the methodological relations between Definition,
Classification and Nomenclature. [S]
85. Give instances of "Differentia," "Property," "Inseparable Accident";
and examine, with reference to your instances, how far it is possible to
distinguish them. [S]
V. MISCELLANEOUS.
86. "People can reason without the help of Logic." Why is this not a
sufficient objection to the study? In your answer show distinctly why
Logic should be studied. [S]
87. What is the meaning of the assertion that Logic is concerned with
the form, and not with the matter, of thought? [S]
88. "Neither by deductive nor inductive reasoning can we add a tittle to
our implicit knowledge." (Jevons.) Explain and criticise. [S]
89. What is the logical foundation of the indirect method or _reductio
ad absurdum_? Is it applicable to non-mathematical subjects? [S]
90. On what grounds do we believe in the reality of an historical event?
[S]
91. "Facts are familiar theories." Explain and discuss this. [O]
92. Wherein lies the difficulty of proving a negative? [O]
93. Can any limits be assigned to the possible unification of the
sciences? [O]
94. Are the results of inductive inference necessarily certain? [O]
95. The method of deductive science is hypothetical. Explain and
discuss. [O]
96. "The uniformity of Nature can never be more than a working
hypothesis." Explain and criticise.
97. "Without speculation there is no good and original observation."
Why? [O]
98. Can the provinces of induction and deduction be kept separate? [O]
99. How far is the relation of logical dependence identical with that of
causation? [O]
99A. Discuss the position that the forms of Logic are meaningless apart
from their application.
100. State in syllogistic form (mood and figure) the following
arguments:--
(a) As polygamy is in many countries legal, we may infer the
variability of the moral standard.
(b) If gold is wealth, to export it diminishes the national
resources.
(c) If all good people are happy, unhappiness is an
indication of vice.
(d) One may be sure of the benefits of inuring young
children to cold, from the strength exhibited by all men and
women thus treated in infancy.
(e) Where there is no law, there is no injustice.
(f) "Dissimulation is but a faint kind of policy or wisdom;
for
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