| Part of a series on |
| Rhetoric |
|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Cicero_Denounces_Catiline_in_the_Roman_Senate_by_Cesare_Maccari_-_3.jpg) |
The Topics (‹See Tfd›Greek: Τοπικά; Latin: Topica) is the name given to one of Aristotle's six works on logic collectively known as the Organon. In Andronicus of Rhodes' arrangement it is the fifth of these six works.[1]
The treatise presents the art of dialectic - the invention and discovery of arguments in which the propositions rest upon commonly held opinions or endoxa (ἔνδοξα in Greek).[a] Topoi (τόποι) are "places" from which such arguments can be discovered or invented.
- ^ Smith, R., Titles of Aristotle’s works and their abbreviations, University of Washington, accessed 7 August 2023
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).