Monday, December 20, 2010
I agree with the statement made by american writer, critic, and naturalist J. W. Krutch's quote "Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence." I feel this way because today, people of this world dare not to challenge there human intelligence or stand up for any opposing logics in which the posses. For example, in today's society we go by principles that were established by other human beings, only for the fact that that has just how its been for centuries. By us doing so, we are not exercising the mind and brain itself on our logic. In other words, by abiding to other peoples logics, we have simply put down our confidence on what we think is right and wrong, etc. Having logic provides one with great confidence because for example in a scenario in which you are having an argument with another person, the logic that you provide and consume of with will offer you a great deal of confidence that the point of view you are defending is valid and effective.
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Logic may not be right,of course, but hasn't Aristotle mapped it out simply? Aristotle's logic makes sense--if it didn't why would you still use it today, even in the simplest of arguments? Shouldn't something be right if they prove it logically? There are plenty of examples of people going wrong logically, but why are they wrong even though their logic is correct?
ReplyDeleteI do agree with your argument of how confidence does indeed play a big role in the way logic is created because if your not confident in your logic then it is more than likely to be invalid because you are unsure if your answer is correct. I also agree with your point that no one dares to challenge todays logic because they don't think that their arguments are valid.
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