Question

what is the purpose of the scene in leo tolstoys the death of ivan ilyich in which ivan illyich thinks about the following logical argument known as a syllogism

Answer 1

Caius may be a man, men are mortal, in this manner Caius is mortal." This ancient syllogism, learned in Rationale course, flashes presently some time recently Iván Ilych with unused quickness. Whereas he certainly felt the syllogism to be genuine to Caius some time recently, tolerating that it applies to himself is impressively more troublesome. He recalls the feelings and the sensations of his entire life, from boyhood on, and cannot accept that a animal with such encounters must moreover kick the bucket.