The Principles of Logic, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

BOOK IlL-PART I
I NFEREN CE-CO NT IN U ED
CHAPTER I
THE ENQUIRY HEOPF.Ntt
§ I. In the Second Part of the foregoing Book we were
concerned with negations. Ve \'ere cmployed in banishing
some views of inference vhich appeared erroneous. From
this negative process we turn with relief, and with the hope of
rest in a positive result. But VC must not deceive ourselves.
The positive result we have already reached, offers a welcome
in part illuslve, and a rest that is doomed to speedy disturhance.
\~e sav in all inference an ideal synthesis, which
tlui tcd round a centre or cent res of identity,1 not less than two
terms into one construction. The conclusion was then a new
relation of these terms, and it was hy an intuition that we
perceived it to exist vithin the individual ,,,·hole we had compacted.
And this account tha.t we gave was not a false account,
for it vas true of those inferences to which we applied
ourselves. nut there are other reasonings no le

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