HumanitiesPhilosophyContemporary PhilosophyLogicPhilosophy Of LanguageAristotelian PhilosophyPoeticsAristotelian SyllogisticAristotle's LogicAristotle's Theory Of ExplanationModal InterpretationsModal SyllogisticSyllogistic Logic
This paper examines three recent discussions of Aristotle's system of syllogisms with apodeictic and assertoric premisses. Though they contain no cross-references, and though they arrive at disparate interpretations, all three pieces share a common aim. That aim is to construct an intuitively graspable interpretation of Aristotle's modal syllogistic which is based on metaphysical considerations. I argue that none of these authors has succeeded in this; nevertheless, I share their broad aim, and attempt to show that a more satisfactory interpretation can be formulated by combining and developing elements drawn from all three.