To quote the revered philosophical sage Mr Spock, ‘Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end of it’. Logic is one of the cornerstone disciplines of philosophy and describes the laws of rational thought. It encompasses everything from ‘critical thinking’ and fallacies to highly technical formal proofs. It is also an increasingly referenced subject in the so-called culture wars. Our panel of historians and logicians discuss logic and its colourful history, stretching from Aristotle, through medieval thought, and right up to its role in contemporary political discourse.
Speakers
• 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗨𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Durham University
• 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Tübingen University
• 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘆 𝗬𝗮𝗽, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Victoria
Chair
• 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & IRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin
Co-sponsored by the 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆
Recorded on 15 March 2021
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