Glen, My definition arises from a logician, perhaps the foremost American logician. I just did a quick run though some dictionary definitions of "logic", and the one I offer does not seem to be particularly exceptional. I wonder if the "celebratory" announcement was even written by a logician, given that it left out the evaluation at the core of saying that an argument is "logical". Finally, I am startled to be hauled before the court of FRIAM on the grounds of "arrogance". I would have thought that arrogance was our most endearing feature. Each of us -- including you, my friend -- feels qualified to re-examine any doctrine, no matter how authoritative and time-honored. We are the little lad in the fable THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES. I would not have it otherwise. Would you?
Nick Nicholas Thompson Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology Clark University thompnicks...@gmail.com https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ -----Original Message----- From: Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> On Behalf Of u?l? ??? Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2021 11:56 AM To: friam@redfish.com Subject: Re: [FRIAM] it's world logic day! Its funny how a non-logician presupposes he has a better definition of logic than others. The arrogance is debilitating. On 1/14/21 8:31 AM, thompnicks...@gmail.com wrote: > It’s nice to know that logic is being celebrated. Still – surprise!—I have a > correction. > > Logic ... [is] the principles of [right] reasoning, > > Funny how, this article, a celebration of logic, buggers the > definition of logic, leaving out it’s ethical dimension. Well, unless one > believes that specious or fallacious logic is “logical”, logic is “good” > thought, i.e. thought that leads probably to the truth. -- ↙↙↙ uǝlƃ - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/
