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Naturally, too, the excessive development of the purely formal 

 side of Aristotle s treatment of logical processes led to a diminu 

 tion of the great esteem in which the Organon had been tradi 

 tionally held. But the soundness of his logical theory as a 

 whole has stood the test of centuries. His title of Founder of 

 Logic has never been disputed. A careful and impartial study of 

 the Organon in our own time is convincing many that a great deal 

 of fruitful and suggestive doctrine may still be learned from the 

 Stagirite. 1 



See readings for preceding chapter. Also VEITCH, op. cit. JOSEPH, 

 op. cit., p. 34, c. xvii., pp. 348-9 ; c. xviii., pp. 361 sqq. MELLONE, Introduc 

 tory Text-Book of Logic, ch. i. 



1 The works of MELLONE and JOSEPH are remarkable lor the great amount of 

 valuable matter they owe to a close first-hand acquaintance with Aristotle s logical 

 treatises. 



