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My PHILOSOPHY: If you do wrong to people, you don't have the right to exist. Helping people is WHY we're here. At least it's my purpose of life. Why do people keep seeking humanism, nihilism and existentialism? Few seem to realize satisfaction. All humans are subject to death and Earth has not been cultivated into an earth-wide paradise. Perhaps it can be if we serve one another. I can't imagine a more satisfying life than using my free will to serve thy neighbor. Let's get started. It's 2009! In fact, it's 3/24/09!
Question can you give me the simplest & clearest thought about the definition & importance of logic in relation to the study of what's logic really is?
Hello, Hermie. LOGIC is a great subject. It has many 'parts.' Here we go:
Simple THOUGHT: Logic is a system of reasoning. I use syllogisms.
Importance of LOGIC: Generally, our decision making involves the mind (or the brain) sensory mechanism, perception, cognition and the expression of results. We often feel, perceive, think, remember and reason in an adaptive conscious and unconscious manner. In our daily lives, when we are faced with problems or just a situation which require a decision, we are often reminded to apply LOGIC and REASONING for the most desired results. Hence, this is a BASIC REASON why logic and reason are so essential in our lives.
Aristotle: Logic is the instrument by means of which we come to know anything. He proposed as formal rules for correct reasoning the basic principles of the categorical logic that was universally accepted by WESTERN philosophers until the nineteenth century.
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