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PART I--Chapter 4

1.  Intrumental - Conventional 6.  Instrumental - Natural
2.  Formal 7.  Instrumental - Natural
3.  Instrumental - Conventional 8.  Instrumental - Conventional
4.  Formal 9.  Formal
5.  Instrumental - Conventional 10.  Instrumental - Conventional

PART II--Chapter 5

1.  accident 14.  specific difference 27.  genus
2.  genus 15.  accident 28.  genus
3.  property 16.  specific difference 29.  accident
4.  accident 17.  genus 30.  accident
5.  genus 18.  genus 31.  accident
6.  accident 19.  species 32.  genus
7.  accident 20.  accident 33.  property
8.  genus 21.  property 34.  property
9.  accident 22.  species 35.  property (or accident?)
10.  genus 23.  property 36.  genus
11.  property 24.  genus 37.  accident
12.  accident 25.  genus 38.  genus
13.  genus 26.  accident 39.  accident

PART II -- CHAPTER 6

1.  equivocally 6.  univocally 11.  univocally
2.  analogously 7.  equivocally 12.  equivocally
3.  univocally 8.  analogously 13.  univocally
4.  equivocally 9.  univocally 14.  equivocally
5.  analogously 10.  equivocally 15.  analogously

 

1.  US 7.  UA 13.  SS 19. SS 25.  UA
2.  SA 8.  US 14. US 20.  US 26.  UA
3.  SS 9.  SS 15.  SS 21.  UA 27.  US
4.  SS 10.  SA 16.  SA 22.  US 28.  UA
5.  UA 11.  UA 17.  SA 23. UA 29.  UA
6.  UA 12.  UA 18.  US 24. UA 30.  SS

PART II--Chapter 7

1.  substance 14.  quality 27.  relation
2.  can't be categorized 15.  quality 28.  substance (by analogy)
3.  can't be categorized 16.  can't be categorized 29.  quality
4.  can't be categorized 17.  substance 30.  quantity
5.  relation 18.  can't be categorized 31.  quantity
6.  action 19.  can't be categorized 32.  quantity
7.  quality 20.  can't be categorized 33.  substance
8.  substance 21.  substance (by analogy) 34.  relation
9.  can't be categorized 22.  can't be categorized 35.  quantity
10.  can't be categorized 23.  substance 36.  can't be categorized
11.  place/location 24.  quality 37.  action
12.  quality 25.  quality 38.  relation
13.  passivity 26.  posture 39.  can't be categorized

PART II--Chapter 9

1.  not convertible;  no difference
2.  good definition
3.  good definition OR not convertible--can you think of a featherless, furless, two-footed non-human-animal?
4.  not convertible;  no genus, technical terms
5.  good definition
6.  no genus;  figurative language;  not convertible
7.  good definition
8.  cognate;  not convertible (?)
9.  not convertible
10.  not convertible

PART II--Chapter 10

1.  A {computer [square]} is a kind of {machine [circle]}.
2.  A {human [square]} is a rational [specific difference] {animal [circle]}.
3.  A {human [square]} is a featherless, furless, two-footed [accidents/formal cause] {animal [circle]}.
4.  A {scale [square]} is a {device [circle]}used to measure the weight of objects [final cause].
5.  A {triangle [square]} is a three-sided [specific difference] {figure [circle]}.
6.  An {animal [square]} is a sentient [specific difference] {living being [circle]}.
7.  {Gold [square]} is the most malleable [property] {metal [circle]}.
8.  A {knife [square]} is an {instrument [circle]} consisting of a thin blade [formal or material cause], usually of steel [material cause], fashioned to a handle [formal cause], having a sharp edge [formal cause], and used for cutting [final cause].
9.  A {target [square]} is an {object [circle]} used to test one's skill with a weapon [final cause].
10.  A {dog [square]} is an {animal [circle]} that barks [accident].

PART III--Chapter 11

1.  no 6.  yes:  S=colors;  P=qualities
2.  yes:  S=saints;  P=martyrs 7.  yes:  S=numbers;  P=habits
3.  yes:  S=dogs;  P=animals that love cats 8.  yes:  S=logic;  P=a liberal art
4.  no 9.  no
5.  yes:  S=sidewalks;  P=safe these days 10.  yes:  S=this squirrel;  P=going to eat my cat

PART III--Chapter 12

1.  simple 6.  improper
2.  personal 7.  simple
3.  material 8.  fictional
4.  non-supposing 9.  personal
5.  non-supposing 10.  material

PART III--Chapter 13

1.  disjunctive 3.  conditional 5.  conjunctive 7.  conjunctive 9.  can't tell
2.  categorical 4.  conditional 6.  categorical 8.  conditional 10.  conditional

 

1.  universal affirm. 3.  particular neg. 5.  particular affirm. 7.  universal affirm. 9.  particular neg.
2.  singular affirm. 4.  indefinite affirm. 6.  singular affirm. 8.  universal neg. 10.  indefinite affirm.

PART III--Chapter 14

1.  d/u 3.  d/u 5.  u/u 7.  d/u 9.  u/d
2.  u/d 4.  d/d 6.  u/d 8.  d/d 10.  d/d

PART III--Chapter 15

1.  Some properties are not predicable. 6.  All cannibals are hungry.
2.  Some animals are sentient. 7.  Some animals are living things.
3.  No dog lover is one who loves a dog. 8.  All aardvarks are armadillos.
4.  Somebody is here. 9.  No computers are user-friendly.
5.  All aardvarks are viviparous. 10.  Some cowards are courageous.

 

1.  F 2.  U 3.  F 4.  F 5.  U 6.  T 7.  U 8.  T 9.  F 10.  U

PART III--Chapter 16 (not taught Fall 2006)

1.  No animal is a non-living thing. 6.  Somebody is not non-here.
2.  Everybody is non-here. 7.  No cowards are non-courageous.
3.  Some cannibals are non-hungry. 8.  Some animals are not non-living things.
4.  All cowards are non-courageous. 9.  Some animals are non-sentient.
5.  Some animals are not non-non-sentient. 10.  All cannibals are non-hungry.

 

1.  Some living things are animals. 6.  Some here thing is a human.
2.  No here things is a human. 7.  Some courageous things are cowards.
3.  No conversion 8.  Some living things are animals.
4.  No courageous thing is a coward. 9.  No conversion.
5.  Some non-sentient things are animals. 10.  No hungry things are cannibals.

PART IV--Chapter 18

1.  EIA-2 2.  AII-1 3.  AIE-1 4.  AAA-2 5.  EEO-4 6.  IEO-1 7.  AEI-3 8.  IAO-2 9.  AAA-4

PART IV--Chapter 19

1.  EIO-2 Valid
6.  IEO-1 Ilicit Process in Major
2.  AII-1 Valid
7.  AEI-3 Ilicit Affirmative Conclusion
3.  AIE-1 Ilicit Process in Major and Minor; Ilicit Negative Conclusion
8.  IEO-2 Ilicit Process in Major
4.  AAA-2 Fall. of Undistributed Middle
9.  AEA-4 Ilicit Affirmative Conclusion
5.  AEO-4 Valid

PART IV--Chapter 22

1.  Affirming Consequent 2.  Denying Antecedent 3.  Modus Tollens 4.  Modus Tollens
5.  Modus Ponens
6. Aff. the Consequent
7. Den. the Antecedent

 

1.  Valid-Hypothetical 2.  Valid-Disjunctive 3.  Invalid-Disjunctive 4.  Valid-Hypothetical
5.  Valid-Disjunctive
6. Valid-Hypothetical
7. Invalid-Disjunctive or
7. Valid-Disj (p and q are contradictories)

 


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