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A paper which looks at the difference between a syllogism and an essay, and at the way a syllogism can be expanded in the essay form to include depths of meaning which are not evident in the syllogism itself. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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and the way in which the boundaries of the syllogism may be redefined through the process. To essay means, literally, to try and as Hartle (2006) points out, the essay
"embraces the full range and depth of meaning of its terms and thus allows a deeper meaning . . to emerge" (Hartle, 2006) whereas the syllogism "constrains thought within the
limits of a rigid method" (Hartle, 2006). An essay does not necessarily arrive at a predetermined conclusion: it is, as Hartle states,
a literary journey through ideas and possibilities, and although it may begin from a specific premise, it is not required to validate that premise in the same way as a
syllogism. The syllogism, as developed by Aristotle, is an essential element in western philosophical thought, which is based on Aristotelian logic. The
categorical syllogism, which is the form we are considering here, consists of three parts: the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion. The major and minor premises have a
term in common with the conclusion. If, for example, we take the syllogism: "All men are mortal; all kings are men; therefore all kings are mortal" we have being mortal
as the major term and kings as the minor. The two are connected by being men, which is the middle term. The syllogism, then, is a three-part structure where, if
the first two parts are true, the third must necessarily also be true. However, as Boeree (1999) points
out, it is necessary to be careful how the syllogism is framed: if we state "Men have arms; this chimpanzee has arms; therefore the chimp is a man", then clearly
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