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» ghulkman - Logic & Aristotle

The premise of Aristotle's logic will only work
if the initial premise is TRUE ....
Example (This is Aristotle's own)

All men are mortal ..... Socrate's is a man...
Therefore, Socrate's is mortal.
In that example the premise "All men are mortal"
is assumed to be true.

Here's Ghulkman's example of logic....

All Dogs are friendly ..... Checkers is a cocker
spaniel .... Therefore, Checkers is friendly.

Obviously my premise that All dogs are friendly
is fallacious .... so thusly, this is NOT sound
logic.

I would classify Modern Day logic as "Common
Sense" ..... which is certainly not universally
agreed upon.

It is certainly "Logical" to wear a seatbelt ,,,,
yet wearing one doesn't necessarily mean you won't
be killed in a car wreck. But "Common Sense" tells MOST people to wear their seatbelt....
although I know many people who NEVER wear
theirs yet they are still alive today .... although they haven't necessarily be involved in
a car accident.

The premise that "Seatbelts Save Lives" is indeed
a logical premise .... but certainly no guarantee
that you life will (in fact) be saved in a car
crash.

-- posted by ghulkman

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» RLSharp - Logic & Aristotle

In response to Logic & Aristotle posted by ghulkman:

Absolutely. Like any logic, Aristotle's is about form more than substance. The substance comes from the truth of the statements. In logic, this is separated by validity (is the form valid?) vs. soundness (are the premises correct?). You can have a valid argument without it being sound, which is what you are suggesting.

-- posted by RLSharp

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» ghulkman - Logic & Aristotle

Mr. Sharp ..... I enjoy your writings & look forward to more of them.
"Hulk"

-- posted by ghulkman

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