Category: Philosophy
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Practical Notes on Logic: 3. The Six Rules of the Valid Syllogism.
This article will be shorter than the rest, but it will focus on the syllogism that we have used frequently in the previous articles. Today, we will cover very important rules that are necessary for a valid syllogism, so that you can inspect your own for faults. The valid syllogism has to conform to six…
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Practical Notes on Logic: 2. What is Logical?
How many times have you heard someone describe an idea as logical when he thinks it is plausible or convincing, and illogical when it is weird or improbable? Worse, how many times have you heard someone describe an opinion as logical when he is persuaded by it, or illogical when he wants to dissuade others…
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Practical Notes on Logic: 1. The Science of Logic and its Three Axioms.
The first article on logic on this blog, where I discuss the science of logic, and the three axioms of logic.
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Hayek on Scientific Knowledge and its Limits
“[T]he confidence in the unlimited power of science is only too often based on a false belief that the scientific method consists of a ready-made technique, or in imitating the form rather than the substance of scientific procedure, as if one needed only to follow some cooking recipes to solve all social problems.” Hayek, F.…
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A Disappreciation of the Term ‘Privilege.’
“Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.” Terence Words are ambiguous, vague, and dynamic. They do not have singular meanings. They mean different things to different people. And as a fad is diffusing among people, the meanings of the very same words become a function of time in the sense that they change for…
Derbeel Q8 