Methods and Criteria of Reasoning

First published in 2000. This is Volume V of eight in the Library of Philosophy series on the Philosophy of Mind and Language. Written in 1957, this book enquires how we use language as an instrument of reason, and whether our present use of it is efficient. The use of language for communication is treated as subsidiary.

Rupert Crawshay-Williams

Part One The Field of Enquiry; Chapter One The Methodology of Methodology; Part Two The Contextual Analysis of Empirical Statements; Chapter Two Empirical Criteria; Chapter Three Implicit Determination; Chapter Four Fact, Method, and Analogy; Chapter Five Two Illustrations; Part Three The Theory of Distinctions; Chapter Six The Making of Distinctions; Chapter Seven The Technique of Distinguishing; Chapter Eight Paradoxes and Puzzles; Part Four Traditional Methods and Expressions; Chapter Nine Strict Speaking; Chapter Ten Really and Merely; Chapter Eleven Language and Reality; Part Five Philosophical Method; Chapter Twelve Philosophical Disputes; Chapter Thirteen Philosophical Analysis; Chapter Fourteen The Necessity of Legislation; Chapter Fifteen Conventional Agreement; Part Six The Generalization of Method; Chapter Sixteen Tests for Testability; Chapter Seventeen Conclusion and Conclusions;