Summa Logicae, Part I

William of Ockham — translated by Paul Vincent Spade (1995), From His Summa of Logic, Part I: Adam of Wodeham’s prologue, Ockham’s prefatory letter and chapters 1–6, 8–13, 26–28, 30–31, 33, 63–66, 70 and 72, with Spade’s summaries of chapters 7, 29 and 32. Licensed CC BY 4.0; from Indiana University ScholarWorks. Changes: format conversion only.

The first part of Ockham’s handbook of logic, on terms: what a term is, mental, spoken and written terms, concrete and abstract names, universals, supposition and the kinds of signification. Spade’s selection runs from Adam Wodeham’s prologue and Ockham’s prefatory letter through chapters 1–13, 26–33, 63–66, 70 and 72, with summaries of the three chapters he does not translate, and his annotations.

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Contents (29)

1. The Prologue of Friar and Master Adam of England
2. William of Ockham’s Prefatory Letter
3. Chapter 1
4. Chapter 2
5. Chapter 3
6. Chapter 4
7. Chapter 5
8. Chapter 6
9. Chapter 7 (summary)
10. Chapter 8
11. Chapter 9
12. Chapter 10
13. Chapter 11
14. Chapter 12
15. Chapter 13
16. Chapter 26
17. Chapter 27
18. Chapter 28
19. Chapter 29 (summary)
20. Chapter 30
21. Chapter 31
22. Chapter 32 (summary)
23. Chapter 33
24. Chapter 63
25. Chapter 64
26. Chapter 65
27. Chapter 66
28. Chapter 70
29. Chapter 72