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1908 Nov 29
Logic
I.i. 5

and this I must endeavour to lead you to see before I can
take up the proper subject of this chapter. But the pathway to the
point of view from which this will clearly appear will be somewhat
long.

In the second place, the science of logic should deal, as it always has, with some
topics that are without the borders of a theory of reasoning. My
general intention in this chapter is to take my stand upon common
sense and to use words in their ordinary senses, without
attempting to give them any unusually precise meanings.
However, and the word 'science' is not a term of logic, I will take
the opportunity of illustrating upon this outlying word, the
method I intend to pursue in selecting single precise