[FRIAM] it's world logic day!

[Merle Lefkoff]

I find this celebration very disturbing and even dangerous at a time when
some are beginning to realize that logic alone is bereft of the complexity
of all the ways of being in a more-than-human world.

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 9:32 AM <thompnickson2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Glen,
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> It’s nice to know that logic is being celebrated.  Still – surprise!—I
> have a correction.
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> Logic ... [is] the principles of [right] reasoning,
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> 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.
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> Nick
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> Nicholas Thompson
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> Emeritus Professor of EthologTy and Psychology
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> Clark University
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> ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com
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> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
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> https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldlogicday
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> > The ability to think is one of the most defining features of humankind.
> In different cultures, the definition of humanity is associated with
> concepts such as consciousness, knowledge and reason. According to the
> classic western tradition, human beings are defined as “rational” or
> “logical animals”. Logic, as the investigation on the principles of
> reasoning, has been studied by many civilizations throughout history and,
> since its earliest formulations, logic has played an important role in the
> development of philosophy and the sciences.
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> > Despite its undeniable relevance to the development of knowledge,
> sciences and technologies, there is little public awareness on the
> importance of logic. The proclamation of World Logic Day by UNESCO, in
> association with the International Council for Philosophy and Human
> Sciences (CIPSH), intends to bring the intellectual history, conceptual
> significance and practical implications of logic to the attention of
> interdisciplinary science communities and the broader public.
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> > A dynamic and global annual celebration of World Logic Day aims at
> fostering international cooperation, promoting the development of logic, in
> both research and teaching, supporting the activities of associations,
> universities and other institutions involved with logic, and enhancing
> public understanding of logic and its implications for science, technology
> and innovation. Furthermore, the celebration of World Logic Day can also
> contribute to the promotion of a culture of peace, dialogue and mutual
> understanding, based on the advancement of education and science.
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-- 
Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D.
Center for Emergent Diplomacy
emergentdiplomacy.org
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

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