Reasoning
How is inductive reasoning evaluated? (strong/weak vs valid or invalid)
Strong/weak
Categorical Logic- do you look at things in detail or from a distance?
in detail
Who wrote the first known textbook on logic?
Aristotle
How is deductive reasoning evaluated? (strong/weak vs valid/invalid)
Valid/invalid
Propositional Logic- do you look at things in detail or from a distance?
From a distance
What was the first known textbook named?
Organon
What is inductive reasoning?
starts with observations
uses specific observations to draw a general conclusion
Give me an example of categorical logic
All cats are animals
All animals need food
Therefore, all cats need food
Who was Thomas Aquinas and what was his influence/role in logic?
He developed arguments for the existence of God
What is deductive reasoning?
starts with propositions
known facts made into a new statement that must be true
Give me an example of propositional logic
answers will vary
It is raining
The ground is wet
Who was Willam of Ockham?
A famous medieval logician- thought logic was the most useful tool of all the arts.
Give me an example of inductive reasoning
answers may vary
What was the Stotics?
A school of philosophers. They delt with more complex arguments than Aristotle.