This questionnaire is intentionally made for someone who has a slight knowledge about

Aristotle and his epistemological work.

Answer question 1 by selecting a single option
1. Aristotle is known to be the „father“ of a deductive science that remains valid until
today, what is it?
a. Biology
b. Physics
c. Logic
d. Math

2. Did you know the Posterior Analytics?

3.
I. If yes: The pedagogical vision argues that APo is a treaty in order to make
known a method for the teaching / display of knowledge. You are:
a. strongly disagree
b. disagree
c. neither agree nor disagree
d. agree
e. strongly agree
II. If no: Have you read any of the Aristotelian treatises in the areas on which the
philosopher worked? Which?

A syllogism is a genus of logical argument in which a result (or conclusion) is deduced

from assumptions3 or premises (these premises need to be true, necessary and universal,
immediate, and causally related to the conclusion, which also needs to be true, necessary
and universal)

4. Consider that exhibiting / teaching knowledge through syllogistic modes is

a. appropriate
b. confusing or ambiguous
c. Completely inappropriate
5. To consider that the syllogistic modes are formal modes of teaching has implications
in the Aristotelian work. What would be one of them?