‎"DU MOULIN, PIERRE.‎
‎Elementa logica. Editio ultima. - [""THE MOST POPULAR LOGIC TEXTBOOK OF THE AGE""]‎

‎Amsterdam, Blaeu, 1645. 8vo. In contemporay vellum with yapp edges. Title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Soiling to extremities. Previous two owner's names in contemporary hand to title-page (Hans Blochig and Hans Hegelin). Internally with dampstains in margins. (14), 206, (14), 12 pp.‎

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‎Rare later edition of Moulin’s highly popular work on logic, reasoning and argumentation explaining. It outlines the foundational components of human understanding detailing how these basic ideas are used in constructing arguments. It explains the process of organizing arguments into syllogisms, utilizing syllogistic reasoning to establish proof. Also it examines various forms of logical fallacies that may arise in reasoning. 'Elementa Logica,' first published in 1596, went through more than 50 editions and has been rated 'the most popular logic textbook of the age’. Despite its popularity and numerous editions, the work is rarely found in the trade.‎