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The Logician is a rich lode of original writings on
the theory and practice of LOGIC
... and on Philosophy, Epistemology, Phenomenology, Aetiology,
Psychology, Meditation, Theology, Religions, and other interesting topics.
FUTURE
LOGIC - Categorical and Conditional Deduction and Induction of the Natural,
Temporal, Extensional, and Logical Modalities
PHENOMENOLOGY - Basing Knowledge On Appearance (2003; expanded 2005). Complete text, a dozen web pages.
JUDAIC
LOGIC
BUDDHIST ILLOGIC - A Critical Analysis of Nagarjuna's Arguments (2002). Complete text, about 20 web pages.
THE LOGIC OF CAUSATION - Definition, Deduction and Induction of Causation (1999; 2003). Now both Phases 1 and 2 of this work are posted, i.e. the complete text to date, about 30 web pages.
VOLITION AND ALLIED CAUSAL CONCEPTS (2004). Complete text, about 20 web pages.
RUMINATIONS - Sundry notes and essays on Logic (2005). Complete text, about 15 web pages.
MEDITATIONS - A Spiritual Logbook (2006). Complete text, about 35 web pages.
OTHER WRITINGS. This module is an ongoing collection of essays on diverse logical and philosophical subjects - notes towards future books, notes de conférences en français, etc.
Free of charge.
The Logician web site is composed of nine modules (or sub-sites), comprising over 270 web pages. In most cases, a module corresponds to a published book and a web page to a chapter thereof. This adds up to over 1,500 A4-sized pages of text, tables and illustrations.
The Logician houses large and complicated treatises, which attempt to answer certain ages-old philosophical questions in novel ways. They cannot be skimmed over casually, but require dedicated, attentive study over a long period of time. In order to follow their courses, the visitor is advised to flag this site, i.e. add to favorites, right now.
These books each took several years - thousands of hours - to develop and write, as their subject matters demanded; so do not expect to absorb them in a few minutes by reading a sentence here and a chapter there. The most important chapters are not placed first or highlighted, but each subject is developed gradually and sequentially so that an intent student is sure to understand and profit.
Study recommendations: Note that each book has an Abstract and a Table of Contents – look through these first, to get an overall picture. To gather momentum, read at least one chapter a week; but, to give yourself time to reflect, do not read more than one chapter a day. Always read the footnotes, they are intended as integral parts of the text.
Other writings by the same author will be added to this site by and by, large and smaller works and accumulated notes on various topics.
The author of the works posted in The Logician is Avi Sion, Ph.D. (Philosophy). He lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
"Needless to say, as is natural for any thinker, my opinions and positions have evolved in many respects over the years. Nevertheless, each work is based on the findings of its predecessors. Repetitions are avoided as much as possible, though cross-references are often given to help readers navigate."
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With regard to Judaic Logic, which has been published by Editions Slatkine, Geneva, it is recommended that interested readers order the book from the publishers directly, through the Internet, or indirectly, through a bookshop. (Note that it is cheaper for you to buy the Slatkine hardbound edition, than to print out its 262 A4 pages.)
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