| Contents in detail: ABSTRACT Phase One: Macroanalysis. 1.THE PARADIGM OF CAUSATION Causation. The Paradigmic Determination.
2. THE GENERIC DETERMINATIONS Strong Determinations. Parallelism of Strongs. Weak Determinations. Parallelism of Weaks. The Four Genera of Causation. Negations of Causation.
3. THE SPECIFIC DETERMINATIONS The Species of Causation. The Joint determinations. The Significance of Certain Findings.
4. IMMEDIATE INFERENCES Oppositions. Eductions. The Directions of Causation.
5. CAUSATIVE SYLLOGISM Causal or Effectual Chains. Some Instructive Examples. Figures and Moods.
6. LIST OF POSITIVE MOODS Valid and Invalid Moods. Moods in Figure 1. Moods in Figure 2. Moods in Figure 3.
7. REDUCTION OF POSITIVE MOODS Reduction. Reductions in Figure 1. Reductions in Figure 2. Reductions in Figure 3.
8. MATRICIAL ANALYSES Matricial Analysis. Crucial Matricial Analyses in Figure 1. Crucial Matricial Analyses in Figure 2. Crucial Matricial Analyses in Figure 3.
9. SQUEEZING OUT MORE INFORMATION The Interactions of Determinations. Negative Moods. Negative
Conclusions from Positive Moods. Imperfect Moods.
10. WRAPPING UP PHASE ONE Highlights of Findings. Modes of Causation. Gaps and Loose Ends.
Appendix: J. S.
MILL’S METHODS: A Critical Analysis Preamble. The Joint Method of Agreement and Difference. The Method of Agreement. The Method of Difference. The Method of Residues. The Method of Concomitant Variations.
Concluding Remarks. Phase
Two: Microanalysis. 11.PIECEMEAL MICROANALYSIS Binary Coding and Unraveling. The Generic Determinations. Contraction and Expansion. Intersection, Nullification and
Merger. Negation.
12.
SYSTEMATIC MICROANALYSIS Grand Matrices. Moduses in a Two-Item Framework. Catalogue of Moduses, for Three
Items. Enumeration of Moduses, for Three
Items. Comparing Frameworks.
13. SOME MORE MICROANALYSESRelatives Weaks. Items of Negative Polarity in
Two-Item Framework. Items of Negative Polarity in
Three-Item Framework. Categoricals and Conditionals.
14.
MAIN THREE-ITEM SYLLOGISMS Applying Microanalysis to Syllogism. The Moduses of Premises. The Moduses of Conclusions. Dealing with Vaguer Propositions.
15. SOME MORE THREE-ITEM SYLLOGISMS Special Cases of Three-Item
Syllogism. Dealing with Negatives.
16. OUTSTANDING ISSUES Four-Item Syllogism. On Laws of Causation. Interdependence. Other Features of Causation Worthy
of Study.
Appendix:
GRAND MATRICESCatalogue of moduses for the four conjunctions of two items (P, R). Catalogue of moduses for the eight conjunctions of three items (P, Q, R).
Phase
Three: Software Assisted Analysis. 17. RESUMING THE RESEARCH. History of the Research. Matrices of the Frameworks. Comparing Frameworks.
18. MODUSES OF THE FORMS. 2-Item Framework Moduses. 3-Item Framework Moduses. 4-Item Moduses of the
Forms. Interpretation of the Moduses.
19. DEFINING CAUSATION. Back to the Beginning. The Puzzle of No Non-connection. The Definition of
Causation. Oppositions and Other
Inferences.
20. CONCERNING COMPLEMENTS. Reducing Numerous
Complements to Just Two. Dependence Between
Complements. Exclusive Weak Causation. The Need for an Additional
Item (or Two).
21. CAUSATIVE SYLLOGISMS. Methodology. 3-Item Syllogisms. 4-Item Syllogisms. About 5-item Syllogism.
22. Scanning for Conclusions. Methodology. Forms Studied and their
Oppositions. 3-Item Syllogisms. 4-Item Syllogisms.
23. Exploring Further Afield. Possible Forms of Premises. Dealing with Negative Items. Preventive Syllogisms and
their Derivatives. Syllogisms with Negative Premise(s). Causal Logic Perspective.
24. A Practical Guide to Causative Logic. What is Causation? How is Causation Known? A List of the Main Causative
Arguments. Closing Remark.
TABLES AND DIAGRAMS ReferencesAbout “Causal
Logic” See also: Ruminations, chapter 8. | 
