RUMINATIONSPart I - Chapter 7About Cognitive Development1. The Fourth R2. Empirical Studies3. Piaget’s Model4. Piaget’s Experiments5. Lines of Inquiry6. Experimental Techniques7. Private Languages1. The Fourth RLogic is essential to human cognitive and psychological development and to successful living, and should begin to be taught from an early age. We speak of The Three R’s – [...]
RUMINATIONSPart I - Chapter 6About "Modern Logic"1. A School of Logicians2. Alleged New Methods3. Non-Aristotelian “Logic”4. Postmodern “Logic”5. Mere Manipulations6. Thinking Reflexively7. Conventional Logic8. Absolute Truths9. Untouched by Consciousness10. Logical Atomism11. Exclusive Judgments12. Empty Terms1. A School of Logicians“Modern logic” is the name ofa school(or set of schools) of logicians. The term refers specifically to [...]
RUMINATIONSPart I - Chapter 5About Paradoxes1. On the Liar Paradox2. Making No Claim3. Nagarjuna’s Trickery4. Non-apprehension of Non-things5. A Formal Impossibility6. The Analytic/Synthetic Dichotomy7. On the Russell Paradox8. An Illustration of Russell’s9. On Grelling’s Paradox1. On the Liar ParadoxOnce we grasp that the meaning of words is their intention, singly and collectively – the solution [...]
RUMINATIONSPart I - Chapter 4About Formal Logic1. Form and Content2. Singular Subject3. Special Forms4. Fuzzy Logic5. Added Determinants6. Relational Expressions7. Disjunction8. Material and Strict Implication9. Nesting of Hypotheticals10. Compound Theses11. Validation of Nesting12. Brackets in Logic1. Form and ContentThe notions of form and content are simple enough, though the uninitiated must first have them explained. [...]
RUMINATIONSPart I - Chapter 3About Words1. Meaning2. Traditional Distinctions3. Logic and Linguistics4. Dialogue5. Poles of Duality1. MeaningWords are gestures, sounds or drawings[1](whether physical or mental) thatmean something to someone. But what they mean is not necessarily real, but may be imaginary. Themeaning(or signification or reference or “sense”) of a word is the direction it points [...]
RUMINATIONSPart I - Chapter 2About Induction1. Critical thought2. Misappropriation3. Evidence4. Detail5. Seems and Is6. Adduction7. Pertinence8. Trial and Error9. Field Specific10. The Human Factor11. Theorizing12. Approaching Reality13. Experiment14. The Uncertainty Principle15. Epistemic Ethics16. Phenomenology17. Appearance, Reality and Illusion18. Existence and Non-existence19. Philosophy and Religion1. Critical thoughtCritical thought, or criticism, is considering the truth or falsehood [...]
RUMINATIONSPart I - Chapter 1About the Laws of Thought1. Dialectical Reasoning2. Genesis of Axioms3. Paradoxical Propositions4. Contradiction5. Varieties of Contradiction6. Double Standards7. Special Status of the Laws8. Motors of Rational Thought9.Cogito, Ergo Sum10. Concerning Identity1. Dialectical ReasoningThe three “Laws of Thought” may be briefly explicated as follows:Thesis: there are certain appearances; appearances appear.Antithesis: there are [...]
Ruminationsis now available as a paperback (400p. A5, $20 plus shipping expenses), and as an eBook ($2.50).To order online click on the following hyperlink:RUMINATIONSPart II - More Logic Notes and Essays1. J.S. Mill's Methods2. Addenda to Judaic Logic3. Diagrams for Judaic Logic4. Jewish Logic: A Brief History and Evaluation5. Islamic Logic6. Logical Aspects of Foucault's [...]
Ruminationsis now available as a paperback (400p. A5, $20 plus shipping expenses), and as an eBook ($2.50).To order online click on the following hyperlink:RUMINATIONSPart I - Logic Notes1. About the Laws of Thought2. About Induction3. About Words4. About Formal Logic5. About Paradoxes6. About "Modern Logic"7. About Cognitive Development8. About Causal Logic9. About Negation
RUMINATIONSTABLE OF CONTENTS. Contents in brief:(As listed in the 2005 edition.)AbstractPart I - Logic Notes1. About the Laws of Thought2. About Induction3. About Words4. About Formal Logic5. About Paradoxes6. About “Modern Logic”7. About Cognitive Development8. About Causal Logic9. ABOUT NEGATIONPart II - More Logic Notes and Essays1. J. S. MILL'S METHODS2. Addenda to Judaic Logic3. Diagrams [...]
