Apodeictic syllogisms: Deductions and decision procedures

History and Philosophy of Logic 16 (1):1-18 (1995)
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One semantic and two syntactic decision procedures are given for determining the validity of Aristotelian assertoric and apodeictic syllogisms. Results are obtained by using the Aristotelian deductions that necessarily have an even number of premises.

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10.1080/01445349508837237

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