Logic (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
William Turner · 1913
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Description
Logic is the science and art of steering the mind toward clear thought, sound judgment, and valid inference. Its Greek root, logos, means reason, and Aristotle, its founder, called it analytic, while later writers settled on logic as the set name.
Some two hundred definitions have been offered, and the entry samples the chief ones. Port Royal logic of 1662 calls it the art of using reason well, a tag judged too narrow. Hegel, at the other extreme, made it the science of the pure idea, swallowing all reality. Between those poles the survey sorts formal rules, mental acts, and the limits of what reason can claim.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | William Turner |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |