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The Organon is a collection of six works by Aristotle that form the foundation of classical logic and philosophical methodology. The term "Organon" means "instrument" or "tool" in Greek, reflecting its purpose as the essential toolkit for conducting proper reasoning and philosophical inquiry.

Ethics, Rhetoric, Poetics, and others later added to the curriculum by scholars.

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Curriculum

1. First Book - The Categories

• Introduces the fundamental 10-fold classification system
• Covers substance, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, situation, condition, action, and passion

2. Second Book - On Interpretation

• Analyzes the relationship between language and logic
• Explores propositions, contradictions, and modal statements

2. Third Book - The Art of Rhetoric

• Studies persuasive communication, understanding emotions and structure
• Added to the Organon during the medieval ages

3. Fourth Book - Prior Analytics

Primary Source: Aristotle's "Prior Analytics"

• Explains syllogistic reasoning methods
• Demonstrates the structure of valid arguments

4. Fifth Book - Posterior Analytics

Primary Source: Aristotle's "Posterior Analytics"

• Explores demonstrative knowledge, first principles
• Details scientific methodology

5. Sixth Book - Topics