Reflection

Regarding the second edition.

It was first deemed useful
to add several
examples from all
types of sciences Wissenschafften; in the 18th century, this term encompassed all branches of academic knowledge, including the humanities, law, and natural philosophy
for the explanation of the
rules, so that
those who do
not hear the explanation from me in person Wolff is referring to students who attended his live lectures at the university might
find their way through it all the
more easily: as
it is known to everyone that
examples do not only serve
to better understand the rules,
but also show how
one should apply them in the
proper place.
This was done especially
in the first chapter
regarding concepts Begriffen; the mental representations or "ideas" that form the most basic unit of logic in Wolff’s system,
because this is a primary subject Haupt-Materie; the fundamental core material
upon which much
depends, and which
one does not find so
fully developed in other
books.
And I have the hope
that everyone will
see from this that my
rules—