110. Distinguish between Psychology, Metaphysics, and Logic; and discuss
briefly their mutual relations. [S]
111. All processes of inference in which the ultimate premises are
particular cases are equally induction.
Induction is an inverse deduction.
Explain and contrast these two theories of the relation of induction to
deduction. [S]
112. What are the Fallacies specially incident to Induction?--or to the
application of the theory of Probabilities? [S]
113. What is meant by the _personal error_ (or _personal equation_) in
observation? Discuss its importance in different branches of knowledge.
[S]
114. Define and illustrate:--Paralogism, _ignoratio elenchi_, _fallacia
accidentis_, _argumentum ad verecundiam_, illicit process, undistributed
middle, etc.
115. State the three fundamental laws of thought, explain their meaning,
and consider how far they are independent of each other? [L]
116. Enumerate the "Heads of Predicables" and define their meaning.
Discuss their logical importance. [L]
117. Upon what grounds has it been asserted that the conclusion of a
syllogism is drawn, not from, but according to, the major premise? Are
they valid? [L]
118. "Experiment is always preferable to observation." Why is this?
Explain from the example of any science how observation and experiment
supplement each other. [L]
119. What is a hypothesis? Distinguish between a working hypothesis and
an established hypothesis, so as to bring out the conditions on which
the latter depends. [L]
120. Explain how good scientific nomenclature and terminology are
connected with the purposes of good classification. [L]
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[Transcriber's Note:
The following corrections were made to the original text:
Page 40: "inedequate" changed to "inadequate"
Page 42: "classily" changed to "classify"
Page 90: "alledging" changed to "alleging"
Page 128: missing comma added: "Camenes, Dimaris"
Page 141: "evalued" changed to "evaluated"
Page 147: "tellens" changed to "tollens": "and the Modus tollens"
Page 170: "impredictable" changed to "unpredictable"
Page 210: missing word 'a' added: "Sesostris conquered a great"
Page 307: "either" changed to "neither"
Page 315: "inductions" changed to "induction"
Page 401: "quality" changed to "quantity"
Page 401: "propoedeutic" changed to "propaedeutic"]
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