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FUTURE LOGIC BOOKSHOP JUDAIC LOGIC
© Avi Sion, 1990 and 1996.  SEARCH facility © Avi Sion, 1995 and 1997. 
Abstract Collected ABSTRACTS Abstract
Table of Contents TRANSLATIONS (multilingual) Table of Contents
Chapters CONTACT e-mail Chapters 
Part I. Actual Categoricals   1. Introduction
1. Introduction THE LOGIC OF CAUSATION 2. Adductive Logic in the Torah
2. Foundations © Avi Sion, 1999-2003. 3. The Formalities of  A-Fortiori  Logic
3. Logical Relations Abstract 4. Qal VaChomer
4. Words and Things Table of Contents  5. Revised List of Biblical  A-Fortiori
5. Propositions Chapters 6. The Language of Biblical  A-Fortiori
6. Oppositions Phase One: Macroanalysis 7. Without Prejudice
7. Eductions 1. The Paradigm of Causation 8. Initial Impressions
8. Syllogisms: Definitions 2. The Generic Determinations 9. Traditional Teachings
9. Syllogisms: Applications 3. The Specific Determinations 10. The Thirteen  Midot  (I)
10. Syllogisms: Validations 4. Immediate Inferences 11. The Thirteen  Midot  (II)
Part II. Modal Categoricals 5. Causative Syllogism 12. The Sinai Connection.
11. Modality: Categories and Types 6. Lists of Positive Moods 13. On the Concept of  Mitzvah
12. Sources of Modality 7. Reduction of Positive Moods 14. Logical Aspects of  Emunah
13. Modal Propositions 8. Matricial Analyses 15. Epilogue
14. Modal Oppositions and Eductions 9. Squeezing Out More Information  Appendices
15. Main Modal Syllogisms 10. Wrapping Up Phase One Addenda
16. Other Modal Syllogisms Phase Two: Microanalysis Diagrams
17. Transitive Categoricals 11. Piecemeal Microanalysis Allied Works 
18. Permutation 12. Systematic Microanalysis Jewish Logic: A Brief History and Evaluation
19. More About Quantity 13. Some More Microanalyses Le raisonnement talmudique
Part III. Logical Conditioning 14. Main Three-Item Syllogisms Islamic Logic
20. Credibility 15. Some More Three-Item Syllogisms Order the Slatkine Edition of Judaic Logic
21. Logical Modality 16. Outstanding Issues  
22. Contextuality Epilogue - To Be Continued MEDITATIONS
23. Conjunction Appendices © Avi Sion, 2006.
24. Hypothetical Propositions 1.  J.S. Mill's Methods Abstract
25. Hypotheticals: Oppositions and Eductions 2.  Grand Matrices Table of Contents
26. Disjunction References Chapters 
27. Intricate Logic Towards Phase Three (2008-9) Part 1: Some Theoretical Considerations
28. Logical Compositions   1. What is meditation?
29. Hypothetical Syllogism and Production VOLITION & ALLIED CAUSAL CONCEPTS 2. Thought and meditation
30. Logical Apodosis and Dilemma © Avi Sion, 2004. 3. The goals of meditation
31. Paradoxes Abstract 4. Theory and practice
32. Double Paradoxes Table of Contents 5. Interpretations
Part IV. De Re Conditioning Chapters 6. The coexistence of the One and the many
33. Conditional Propositions 1. Basic Causal Relations 7. Methods and experiences
34. Natural Conditionals: Features 2. Interactions between Volition and Causation Part 2: Understanding The Self
35. Natural Conditionals: Oppositions, Eductions 3. Further Analysis of Volition 8. The individual self in Monism
36. Natural Conditional Syllogism and Production 4. Consciousness and Responsibility 9. The impression of self
37. Natural Apodosis and Dilemma 5. Influence and Freedom 10. Impermanence: the concept and the principle
38. Temporal Conditionals 6. Further Analysis of Influence 11. Not an essence, but an entity
39. Extensionals: Features, Oppositions, Eductions 7. The Workings of Volition 12. Distinguishing the ego
40. Extensional Conditional Deduction 8. Volition and the Special Sciences 13. Dismissing the ego
41. Modalities of Subsumption 9. Will, Velleity and Whim 14. Relief from suffering
42. Condensed Propositions 10. Affections and Appetites Part 3: Some Behavioral Disciplines
Part V(a). Class-Logic 11. Complications of Influence 15. Taking up the challenge
43. The Logic of Classes 12. Urges and Impulses 16. Face facts with equanimity
44. Hierarchies and Orders 13. The Quasi-Purposive in Nature 17. Stop substance addictions
45. Illicit Processes in Class Logic 14. Concepts of Evolution 18. Don’t stuff yourself silly
Part V(b). Adduction 15. More about Evolution 19. Limit input from the media
46. Adduction 16. The Self 20. Forget your face
47. Theory Formation 17. Some Topics in Deontology 21. Give up sensuality
48. Theory Selection 18. More Topics in Deontology 22. On “sexual liberation”
49. Synthetic Logic Appendixes 23. Practice non-attachment
Part VI. Factorial Induction References Part 4: Some Sitting Meditations
50. Actual Induction   24. Time, place and posture
51. Elements and Compounds LOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS 25. Observe the mechanisms of thought
52. Fractions and Integers © Avi Sion, 2008. 26. Stop unnecessary thinking
53. Factorial Analysis Abstract 27. Dealing with distractions
54. Modal Induction Table of Contents 28. Sitting forgetting
55. Factor Selection Chapters  29. Breath awareness
56. Applied Factor Selection Part I - Logical Reflections 30. Being here and now
57. Formula Revision Book 1.   Hume’s Problems with Induction 31. With or without a self
58. Gross Formula Revision 1. Hume’s “problem of induction” 32. Whether mind or matter
59. Factorial Formula Revision 2. The principle of induction 33. Already there
Part VII. Perspectives 3. Causation, necessity and connection  
60. Phenomena 4. The psychology of induction LOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS
61. Consciousness and The Mind 5. The self or soul © Avi Sion, 2008.
62. Perception and Recognition 6. Freewill Abstract
63. Past Logic 7. The is-ought dichotomy Table of Contents
64. Critique of Modern Logic 8. Hempel's paradox of confirmation Chapters 
65. Developments in Tropology 9. Goodman’s paradox of prediction Part II - Spiritual Reflections
66. Metalogic 10. The induction of induction Book 4.  More Meditations
67. Inductive Logic 11. Descartes’ mind-body dichotomy 1. Go directly and keep going 
68. Future Logic 12. Some further remarks on causal logic 2. Breath and thought awareness
References Book 2.  A Short Critique of Kant’s Unreason 3. Self awareness
Appendix: On Factorial Analysis 1. Kant’s transcendental reality 4. Meditation on the self
Introduction 2. The analytic-synthetic dichotomy 5. Various remarks on meditation
1st segment of table (F1-F21) 3. Theory of knowledge 6. Mental health
2nd segment of table (F22-F42) 4. Experience, space and time 7. Behold the mind
3rd segment of table (F43-F63) 5. Kant’s “categories” 8. The four foundations and the core practice
Suggested minimal reading 6. Ratiocinations 9. Transcending suffering and karma
  7. How numbers arise 10. Behold the soul
PHENOMENOLOGY 8. Geometrical logic 11. The Buddhist no-soul theory
© Avi Sion, 2003.  Book 3.  In Defense of Aristotle’s Laws of Thought 12. Buddhist historicity
Abstract 1. Logicians have to introspect 13. About Buddhist idolatry
Table of Contents 2. The primacy of the laws of thought 14. Buddhist messianism
Figures 1-4 3. The ontological status of the laws 15. Assimilating Buddhism
Chapters 4. Fuzzy logic Book 5.  Zen Judaism
1. What, Why and How 5. Misrepresentation of Aristotle

1. God and Creation

2. Organizing Principles 6. Not on the geometrical model

2. Torah and faith

3. Experiences and Abstractions 7. A poisonous brew

3. Bible text and commentary

4. Conceptualization 8. The game of one-upmanship

4. Tradition vs. innovation

5. The Self 9. In Buddhist discourse

5. The rabbinical estate

6. Additional Topics 10. Calling what is not a spade a spade

6. Judaic illogic

7. The Active Role of Logic 11. Buddhist causation theory

7. Jewish meditation

8. Epistemological Issues in Mathematics 12. A formal logic of change

8. Enlightenment without idolatry

9. Theology Without Prejudice 13. Buddhist critique of change

9. Good people

References 14. Different strata of knowledge

10. A world of mercy

Appendices 15. Impermanence

11. Understanding injustice

1 - Using Meditation 16. Buddhist denial of the soul

12. Forgiveness

2 - Feelings of Emptiness 17. The status of sense perceptions

13. Actions and reactions

3 - Mental Projection 18. The status of dreams and daydreams

Appendix 1.  Round numbers in Torah statistics

  19. The status of conceptions

Appendix 2.  Prayer in uncertainty

RUMINATIONS 20. The laws of thought in meditation Book 6.  No to Sodom
© Avi Sion, 2005. 21. Reason and spirituality 1. Picking up the gauntlet
Abstract   2. Homosexuals defined
Table of Contents BUDDHIST ILLOGIC 3. Homosexual tendencies
Chapters © Avi Sion, 2002. 4. The biological role of sex
Part I: Logic Notes Abstract 5. Non-reproductive sex
1. About the Laws of Thought Table of Contents 6. Deviance and suffering
2. About Induction Chapters  7. Some probable causes
3. About Words Foreword 8. Changing rationalizations
4. About Formal Logic 1. The Tetralemma 9. It is freely chosen
5. About Paradoxes 2. Neither Real Nor Unreal 10. Sensuality and perversion
6. About "Modern Logic" 3. Nagarjuna's Use of Dilemma 11. Spiritual impurity
7. About Cognitive Development 4. The Subject-Predicate Relation 12. The essence of sodomy
8. About Causal Logic 5. Percepts and Concepts 13. A social revolution
9. About Negation 6. Motion and Rest 14. The defenders and promoters of homosexuality
Part II: More Logic Notes and Essays 7. Causality 15. Some legal issues
1. J.S. Mill's Methods 8. Co-Dependence 16. A call for recovery
2. Addenda to Judaic Logic 9. Karmic Law 17. (ANNEX) The Rabbis must ban homosexuals from Judaism
3. Diagrams for Judaic Logic 10. God and Creation ADDENDA to the Reflections (2009)
4. Jewish Logic: A Brief History and Evaluation 11. Self or Soul Logic in Defense of Zionism (2009)
5. Islamic Logic 12. Self-Knowledge The Chanukah Lights Miracle (2009)
6. Logical Aspects of Foucault's "Archeology" Not 'Empty Logic', but Empty of Logic  
7. Comments on 3 chapters of Foucault Appendices The Thematic Compilations (2008-9)
8. Bolzano's Semantics Concepts 1. Fallacies in Nagarjuna's Work The Laws of Thought
  2. Brief Glossary of Some Basic Concepts The Self
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