Logic and Perception
Logic is one of the most ancient intellectual disciplines, and one of the most modern. Its beginnings go back to the 4th century BC. The only older disciplines are philosophy and mathematics, with both of which it has always been intimately connected. It was revolutionized around the turn of the twentieth century, by the application of new mathematical techniques, and in the last half-century it has found radically new and important roles in computation and information processing. It is thus a subject that is central to much human thought and endeavor.
Most people like to think of themselves as logical. Telling someone 'You are not being logical' is normally a form of criticism. To be illogical is to be confused, mixed-up, and irrational. We all reason. We try to figure out what is so, reasoning on the basis of what we already know. We try to persuade others that something is so by giving them reasons. Because of its fundamental role in philosophy, the nature......
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