Logic

What is Logic?

The word "Philosophy" comes from Greek:

• λογική ("logike") = "logic"

The English word is directly imported from the Ancient Greek term, and it retains more or less the same meaning. The Greek word "λογική" itself derives from another Greek term, "λόγος" ("logos"), which means "word" or "reasoning."

Logic is the study of consistent reasoning, Meaning, and understanding Cause and Effect.

• Formal Logic

Logic Concepts

• Entailment
• Necessity vs Sufficiency
• Forms of Reasoning
  • Abduction
  • Deduction
  • Induction

Topics in Logic

Related Topics in Other Fields

Positions held or rejected under the study of pure Logic can affect the following topics in Applied Philosophy:

• Mathematics
• Philosophy of Science
• Rhetoric

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