| 3.5-1 Logic |
While I am sleeping peacefully, now is a good time as any to have a discussion of
logic.
The word logic comes from the Greek word logos, meaning legend which comes
from the Greek word legein, meaning to gather, as in to gather thoughts, words,
or speech*. It’s definition is as follows: a science that deals with the principles of
validity of inference and demonstration: the science of the formal principles of
reasoning; a particular mode of reasoning viewed as valid or faulty.
Thus, a logical person is a person who follows the principles of logic. Thus, a
scientific person, one would conclude, would most likely be logical in her manner
and thinking. Computer Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mathematicians all are
logically inclined. It's part of their discipline. So, logically one would presume
they would be logical in their everyday lives.
Logic is not much different from common sense. Common sense would tell you
things like the following:
- If as a child I swear in front of my parents I will receive a punishment.
If it is rainy and cold outside I should wear shoes to keep from catching a
cold.
feelings of humanity. In a way it is a science of the human senses, a logical way
of viewing the world and making sense out of it through common living. Logic
then is just an extension of common sense but more rigorous and scientific. This
leads me to the obvious question, "Why is it that scientifically inclined persons
tend to have the least amount of common sense?" Seems I've found another
question that will just have to simmer in the back of my mind and may never be
answered.
*Webster's Ninth New Colegiate Dictionary
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