Medieval Modal Systems

This book explores noteworthy approaches to modal syllogistic adopted by medieval logicians including Abélard, Albert the Great, Avicenna, Averröes, Jean Buridan, Richard Campsall, Robert Kilwardby, and William of Ockham. The book situates these approaches in relation to Aristotle''s discussion in the Prior and Posterior Analytics, and other parts of the Organon, but also in relation to the thoug...