Editing Syllogism (section)

====Jean Buridan====

The French philosopher [[Jean Buridan]] (c. 1300&nbsp;– 1361), whom some consider the foremost logician of the later Middle Ages, contributed two significant works: ''Treatise on Consequence'' and ''Summulae de Dialectica'', in which he discussed the concept of the syllogism, its components and distinctions, and ways to use the tool to expand its logical capability. For 200 years after Buridan's discussions, little was said about syllogistic logic. Historians of logic have assessed that the primary changes in the post-Middle Age era were changes in respect to the public's awareness of original sources, a lessening of appreciation for the logic's sophistication and complexity, and an increase in logical ignorance—so that logicians of the early 20th century came to view the whole system as ridiculous.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Lagerlund|first=Henrik|title=Medieval Theories of the Syllogism|url=http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2012/entries/medieval-syllogism/|encyclopedia=The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|date=2 February 2004 |publisher=Edward N. Zalta|access-date=17 February 2014}}</ref>