"In this work, he formulated the five principles of inductive reasoning that are known as Mill's Methods. This work is important in the philosophy of science, and more generally, insofar as it outlines the empirical principles Mill would use to justify his moral and political philosophies.
An article in "Philosophy of Recent Times" has described this book as an "attempt to expound a psychological system of logic within empiricist principles.”
This work was important to the history of science, being a strong influence on scientists such as Dirac.A System of Logic also had an impression on Gottlob Frege, who rebuked many of Mill's ideas about the philosophy of mathematics in his work The Foundations of Arithmetic.
Mill revised the original work several times over the course of thirty years in response to critiques and commentary by Whewell, Bain, and others."
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Chapters
1 Preface To The First Edition 8 min 2 Preface To The Third And Fourth Editions 4 min 3 Introduction 36 min 4 Book I Chapter I Of Names And Propositions 16 min 5 Book I Chapter II Of Names; Parts 1 through 4 24 min 6 Book I Chapter II Of Names; Parts 5 through 8 51 min 7 Book I Chapter III Of The Things Denoted By Names; Parts 1 through 5 32 min 8 Book I Chapter III Of The Things Denoted By Names; Parts 6 through 9 38 min 9 Book I Chapter III Of The Things Denoted By Names; Parts 10 through 15 34 min 10 Book I Chapter IV Of Propositions 32 min 11 Book I Chapter V Of The Import Of Propositions Parts 1 through 3 34 min 12 Book I Chapter V Of The Import Of Propositions Parts 4 through 7 39 min 13 Book I Chapter VI Of Propositions Merely Verbal 27 min 14 Book I Chapter VII Of The Nature Of Classification, And The Five Predicables 50 min 15 Book I Chapter VIII Of Definition Parts 1 through 4 30 min 16 Book I Chapter VIII Of Definition Parts 5 through 7 41 min 17 Book II Chapter I Of Reasoning 25 min 18 Book II Chapter II Of Ratiocination, Or Syllogism Part 1 34 min 19 Book II Chapter II Of Ratiocination, Or Syllogism Part 2 through 4 32 min 20 Book II Chapter III Of The Functions And Logical Value Of The Syllogism Parts 1 through 4 42 min 21 Book II Chapter III Of The Functions And Logical Value Of The Syllogism Parts 5 through 9 47 min 22 Book II Chapter IV Of Trains Of Reasoning, And Deductive Sciences 44 min 23 Book II Chapter V Of Demonstration, And Necessary Truths Parts 1 through 5 44 min 24 Book II Chapter V Of Demonstration, And Necessary Truths Part 6 50 min 25 Book II Chapter VI The Same Subject Continued 33 min 26 Book II Chapter VII Examination Of Some Opinions Opposed To The Preceding Doctrines Parts 1 through 3 41 min 27 Book II Chapter VII Examination Of Some Opinions Opposed To The Preceding Doctrines Parts 4 through 5 25 min 28 Book III. Of Induction. Chapter I. Preliminary Observations On Induction In General 17 min 29 Book III Chapter II Of Inductions Improperly So Called Parts 1 through 3 20 min 30 Book III Chapter II Of Inductions Improperly So Called Parts 4 through 5 42 min 31 Book III Chapter III Of The Ground Of Induction 28 min 32 Book III Chapter IV Of Laws Of Nature 25 min 33 Book III Chapter V Of The Law Of Universal Causation Parts 1 through 5 53 min 34 Book III Chapter V Of The Law Of Universal Causation Parts 6 through 10 56 min 35 Book III Chapter V Of The Law Of Universal Causation Part 11 1 h 1 min 36 Book III Chapter VI On The Composition Of Causes 27 min 37 Book III Chapter VII On Observation And Experiment 28 min 38 Book III Chapter VIII Of The Four Methods Of Experimental Inquiry Parts 1 through 4 34 min 39 Book III Chapter VIII Of The Four Methods Of Experimental Inquiry Parts 5 through 7 35 min 40 Book III Chapter IX Miscellaneous Examples Of The Four Methods Parts 1 through 3 46 min 41 Book III Chapter IX Miscellaneous Examples Of The Four Methods Parts 4 through 6 45 min 42 Book III Chapter X Of Plurality Of Causes, And Of The Intermixture Of Effects Parts 1 through 5 45 min 43 Book III Chapter X Of Plurality Of Causes, And Of The Intermixture Of Effects Parts 6 through 8 26 min 44 Book III Chapter XI Of The Deductive Method 29 min 45 Book III Chapter XII Of The Explanation Of Laws Of Nature 29 min 46 Book III Chapter XIII Miscellaneous Examples Of The Explanation Of Laws Of Nature 33 min 47 Book III Chapter XIV Of The Limits To The Explanation Of Laws Of Nature; And Of Hypotheses Parts 1 through 4 40 min 48 Book III Chapter XIV Of The Limits To The Explanation Of Laws Of Nature; And Of Hypotheses Parts 5 through 7 37 min 49 Book III Chapter XV Of Progressive Effects; And Of The Continued Action Of Causes 24 min 50 Book III Chapter XVI Of Empirical Laws 29 min 51 Book III Chapter XVII Of Chance And Its Elimination 31 min 52 Book III Chapter XVIII Of The Calculation Of Chances 47 min 53 Book III Chapter XIX Of The Extension Of Derivative Laws To Adjacent Cases 21 min 54 Book III Chapter XX Of Analogy 22 min 55 Book III Chapter XXI Of The Evidence Of The Law Of Universal Causation Part 1 16 min 56 Book III Chapter XXI Of The Evidence Of The Law Of Universal Causation Parts 2 through 4 35 min 57 Book III Chapter XXII Of Uniformities Of Co-Existence Not Dependent On Causation 43 min 58 Book III Chapter XXIII Of Approximate Generalizations, And Probable Evidence 44 min 59 Book III Chapter XXIV Of The Remaining Laws Of Nature Parts 1 through 5 35 min 60 Book III Chapter XXIV Of The Remaining Laws Of Nature Parts 6 through 9 28 min 61 Book III Chapter XXV Of The Grounds Of Disbelief Parts 1 through 3 27 min 62 Book III Chapter XXV Of The Grounds Of Disbelief Parts 4 through 6 26 min 63 Book IV Chaoter I Of Operations Subsidiary To Induction 27 min 64 Book IV Chapter II Of Abstraction, Or The Formation Of Conceptions 43 min 65 Book IV Chapter III Of Naming, As Subsidiary To Induction 15 min 66 Book IV Chapter IV Of The Requisites Of A Philosophical Language, And The Principles Of Definition Parts 1 through 4 24 min 67 Book IV Chapter IV Of The Requisites Of A Philosophical Language, And The Principles Of Definition Parts 5 through 6 34 min 68 Book IV Chapter V On The Natural History Of The Variations In The Meaning Of Terms 36 min 69 Book IV Chapter VI The Principles Of A Philosophical Language Further Considered 48 min 70 Book IV Chapter VII Of Classification, As Subsidiary To Induction 48 min 71 Book IV Chapter VIII Of Classification By Series 20 min 72 Book V. On Fallacies. Chapter I. Of Fallacies In General 15 min 73 Book V Chapter II Classification Of Fallacies 19 min 74 Book V Chapter III Fallacies Of Simple Inspection; Or A Priori Fallacies Parts 1 through 5 48 min 75 Book V Chapter IV Fallacies Of Observation 42 min 76 Book V Chapter IV Fallacies Of Observation 41 min 77 Book V Chapter V Fallacies Of Generalization parts 1 through 5 29 min 78 Book V Chapter V Fallacies Of Generalization parts 6 through 8 31 min 79 Book V Chapter VI Fallacies Of Ratiocination 18 min 80 Book V Chapter VII Fallacies Of Confusion Part 1 37 min 81 Book V Chapter VII Fallacies Of Confusion Parts 2 through 3 37 min 82 Book VI Chapter II Of Liberty And Necessity 10 min 83 Book VI Chapter II Of Liberty And Necessity 24 min 84 Book VI Chapter III That There Is, Or May Be, A Science Of Human Nature 14 min 85 Book VI Chapter IV Of The Laws Of Mind 34 min 86 Book VI Chapter V Of Ethology, Or The Science Of The Formation Of Character 44 min 87 Book VI Chapter VI General Considerations On The Social Science 11 min 88 Book VI Chapter VII Of The Chemical, Or Experimental, Method In The Social Science 24 min 89 Book VI Chapter VIII Of The Geometrical, Or Abstract, Method 23 min 90 Book VI Chapter IX Of The Physical, Or Concrete Deductive, Method 52 min 91 Book VI Chapter X Of The Inverse Deductive, Or Historical, Method Parts 1 through 5 42 min 92 Book VI Chapter X Of The Inverse Deductive, Or Historical, Method Parts 6 through 8 21 min 93 Book VI Chapter XI Additional Elucidations Of The Science Of History 42 min 94 Book VI Chapter XII Of The Logic Of Practice, Or Art; Including Morality And Policy 31 min
