Gajo Petrović's Logika is a foundational textbook in Yugoslav philosophy that combines rigorous formal logic with Marxist humanist critical thinking. Structured into forms of thought and methods of knowledge, the text serves as both an academic introduction and a tool for philosophical inquiry. Access the text via Internet Archive .
The core of the PDF’s value lies in Petrović’s defense of Hegelian-Marxist dialectics. He argues that dialectical logic is not a replacement for formal logic, but a higher-order logic that deals with contradiction . Gajo Petrovic Logika.pdf
is a technical textbook, his philosophical background emphasizes the role of human agency and "praxis" (creative social activity). Accessibility: Gajo Petrović's Logika is a foundational textbook in
Petrović’s major works were translated into English, German, and French, but his Logika was often a mimeographed script for his advanced students at the University of Zagreb. After his political purge in 1975, the manuscript was never officially published in a mass-market form. The surviving copies are mostly in university special collections in the former Yugoslavia. The core of the PDF’s value lies in