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Organon

Organon is the traditional name given to Aristotle’s collection of logical treatises, regarded as the instrument or tool for reasoning. The core group typically includes six works: Categories; On Interpretation; Prior Analytics; Posterior Analytics; Topics; and Sophistical Refutations. In some catalogues, De Generatione et Corruptione is also included as part of the Organon, though its placement within or alongside Aristotelian logic is debated.

The Organon develops a framework for inquiry built around terms, propositions, and deduction. Categories surveys kinds

Historically, the Organon served as the standard logical corpus in antiquity and the medieval period, shaping

of
being
and
predication;
On
Interpretation
examines
the
structure
and
meaning
of
statements,
including
the
status
of
future
contingents;
Prior
Analytics
treats
the
formal
syllogism
and
the
rules
of
deductive
inference;
Posterior
Analytics
concerns
scientific
demonstration
and
the
criteria
for
knowledge;
Topics
covers
dialectical
argument
and
the
use
of
commonplaces;
Sophistical
Refutations
analyzes
fallacies
and
misleading
argumentation
used
by
sophists.
scholastic
thought
and
the
standard
study
of
logic
for
centuries.
The
Aristotelian
syllogistic
system
presented
in
these
works
influenced
later
logical
theory
and
method,
even
as
later
developments
in
logic
emerged
that
questioned
or
superseded
some
of
its
claims.
Today,
the
Organon
is
regarded
as
a
foundational,
historical
source
for
understanding
ancient
and
medieval
approaches
to
logic
and
argument.