Tag: 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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Government Ownership of Petroleum
“It is as if the average human assumes that a coercive governance must be established or assigned despite the fact that such a government is often not very efficient or even involved in the outcomes we ultimately want, peace and prosperity.” Block and Sløk-Madsen, Who Should Own the North Pole? In many oil-producing countries, governments…
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