Logic For Everyone

Sunday, May 26, 2024

What Is It

Logic may seem like a dry, abstract discipline that only the nerdiest of philosophers study. After all, logic textbooks are full of weird symbols and proofs about abstruse entities, like "the set of all sets." On the other hand, don’t we all try to think logically, at least in some contexts? Why do we believe, for example, it’s bad to contradict yourself and good to be coherent? And what’s the connection between the abstract rules of logic and the everyday practice of poking holes in each other's arguments? Josh and Ray entail their guest, Patrick Girard from the University of Auckland, author of Logic in the Wild.

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Chiaramandres

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 -- 10:36 AM

Prof. Briggs does a beautiful

Prof. Briggs does a beautiful job of infusing classically "logical" subjects, like math, with a pinch of mystery, a dash of poetry. For those of us with more "artistic" minds, what do you find most compelling about the dance between logic and our creative/emotional selves?

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