Sophistical Refutations
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Aristotle's Sophistical Refutations is a work that deals with fallacies, or erroneous reasoning that appears sound. It is part of his larger collection of logical works known as the Organon, which served as a "tool" for thought.1234
The Sophistical Refutations specifically focuses on fallacies that are used to win arguments rather than to discover truth. Aristotle identified various types of fallacies, including material fallacies (errors in content), verbal fallacies (errors in wording), and formal fallacies (errors in structure). The work aims to expose these deceptive arguments, helping readers to identify and avoid them.521
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AristotelianismFrom the 9th through the mid-13th century…recently acquired knowledge of his Sophistical Refutations.
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history of logicThe properties of terms and discussions of fallacies…Aristotle’s Prior Analytics, Topics, and Sophistic Refutations began to circulate. Sometime in the second quarter of the 12th century, James of Venice translated the Posterior Analytics from Greek, which thus made the whole of the Organon available in Latin. These newly available Aristotelian works were known collectively as the Logica…
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