better than existing in the understanding alone. Therefore if God is a being that than which nothing greater can be conceived‚ and to exist in reality is greater to exist in the understanding alone‚ God must by definition exist in reality. That is the logic behind Anselm’s first argument. However Anselm was then criticised by Gaunilo‚ who used a reduction ad absurdum to state his objection about the perfect island. Although this is not strictly necessary for this question‚ it is important to understand
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means "dispute". In this Logic class an argument consists of claims or statements followed by a final claim. The statements that articulates the reason for agreement of the final claim called “the premises” (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ 2007‚ Argument). This class uses this definition of “argument” to determine how to build a position on certain subjects‚ and reasoning to convince others to accept the final claim or conclusion (Hurley‚ P. A Concise Introduction to Logic 11/e‚ 2012‚ 2). If more
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The Pyramid Principle Logic in writing and thinking. How can you grasp the attention of your audience in a couple of minutes? How can you create a compelling story with a logical structure that is easy to understand and easy to remember. If you have to convince customers and have limited time for a presentation with busy executives this can be quite a challenge. But how can we do this? The Pyramid Principle is the answer to this question. Developed by Barbara Minto from McKinsey to find a method
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A Turn Inward Aristotelian philosophy‚ some two thousand three hundred years old‚ is perhaps one of the most influential philosophies in history. After being preserved by Arab scholars during the fall of Rome‚ the teachings of Aristotle were found by Christians during the dark ages. His works‚ including Nichomachean Ethics‚ were of great influence to many Christian philosophers during medieval times‚ but soon philosophies began to shift‚ marking the conception of the Enlightenment. Philosophy took
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The dialogue Crito focuses on logic and argument. The entire dialogue is focused on how Crito is attempting to convince Socrates to escape prison because he was held unjustly. Crito presents Socrates with reasons to leave; however‚ Socrates refuses because he believes he should follow
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Legal Reasoning is a reasonable reasoning before the decision had been made. Legal reasoning required us to consider the criteria beyond those imposed by the strict necessity of logic. It has followed certain criteria or rules which applied in practical reasoning. For an example‚ a judge has to give judgment by following the precedent case and Federal Constitution‚ legislators have to predict the impact of their laws before amendment whereby following the two-third majority of Parliament and lawyers
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move beyond our comfort zones to achieve the potential that resides within us. Passion is a powerful driving force. Reason is the capacity of conciencely making sense of things also known as logic. Reason or logic‚ is the foundation of rationality. The real question is‚ does passion and emotion overcome the logic behind people’s concience? Precisely. Daniel Golman‚ the author of Emotional Intelligence‚ once stated‚" Imagine placing a plank of wood on the ground and walking it’s length a few times. It
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actual facts. However‚ actual situation may differ from what deductive logic suggests. For example‚ it is assumed that the man is rational and on the basis of this it is deduced that he will buy cheap and sell dear ones. However‚ in actual situation this may not happen because of the absence of proper knowledge and market conditions. The principle steps in the process of deriving economic generalizations through deductive logic are: 1. perception of the problem; 2. defining the technical terms
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21/1/2014 Assessment CCC8001 Logic and Critical Thinking Topic 1 Introduction: What is Critical Thinking? • Class participation 30% ‐ Attendance‚ participation in class discussions‚ in‐class exercises (Please note that attendance is obligatory for this course) ) • In‐term assignments 30% ‐ Essay writing and short tests • Final exam 40% (30 multiple‐choice and 5 short questions) What are we going to learn in this course? What are we going to learn in this course? We are going to study what reasoning is—
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George Boole: The Genius George Boole was a British mathematician‚ and he is known as the inventor of Boolean Algebra. His theories combined the concepts of logic and mathematics‚ and hence he is known as the father of mathematical logic. This combination of mathematics and logic came to be known as Boolean algebra‚ and is the basis of digital electronic design‚ which is used in fields ranging from telephone switching to computer engineering. Because of the utilization of the concepts of Boolean
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