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MALINK, M., Aristotle's Modal Syllogistic. Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Mass.) / London, 2013. XI,366p. Cloth wrps. 'It is generally reasonable to assume that a philosophical problem for which no one has yet managed to find a solution for over 2000 years is one that will simply end up as a notorious unsolved riddle in the history of philosophy. After a variety of heroic but failed attempts over the past century, it became the consensus view among historians of logic that the interpretation of Aristotle’s modal syllogistic represented a paradigm example of such a case. Until now! Marko Malink’s book presents an interpretation of this crucial branch of Aristotle’s logical theory that is both exegetically plausible and logically consistent. It is a landmark contribution not only to the history of logic, but also to the history of philosophical thought about the nature of predication and modality. No one interested in these topics can afford to ignore it.' (JAMES CONANT, University of Chicago). € 47.50 (New) ISBN: 9780674724549