Topics (Aristotle) - The Topics As Related To The Treatise On Sophistical Refutations

The Topics As Related To The Treatise On Sophistical Refutations

The Sophistical Refutations is viewed by some as an appendix to the Topics, inasmuch as its final section appears to form an epilogue to both treatises.

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