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by Maia Show 13 days ago

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Origin of Logic

The text explores the contrasting perspectives on logic and reasoning. It addresses the importance of logic as a method of thinking that adheres to principles of validity and its Greek etymological roots meaning '

Origin of Logic

Logic

Greek - Logos

"Art of calculating"
Lev Shestov, in All Things Are Possible, part 1, chapter 21, writes: The habit of logical thinking kills imagination. Man is convinced that the only way to truth is through logic, and that any departure from this way leads to error and absurdity. The nearer we approach the ultimate questions of existence, in our departure from logicality, the more deadly becomes the state of error we fall into. .

Knowledge is dangerous for the knower and we should limit the extent to which we try to understand the world because it is beyond our comprehension and can only lead us into further confusion and chaos.

"reason, idea, or word."

Definition & Etymology as an Adjective

reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.

Antonyms

Incoherent
Illegitemate

Synonyms

Rational
Reasoning