Logic

Solzhenitsyn’s Men Have Forgotten God, reflects upon the spiritual life of Soviet Russia in 1970. At the time of his speech, Soviet Russia was taking away parents from the children so the children could not adopt the faith of their parents. At the same time, they were also taking away priest, nuns, and monks were rounded up and killed either by shooting or by freezing to death. With all this religious persecution and time of mass chaos, the church was weak if existent at all. Note that the…

On the PowerPoint in class it says “Ethics: Moral philosophy/What is right and wrong.” “Logic: Studies the nature of truth, validity, and the form of reasoning.” Both these branches of philosophy go hand to hand in the business world. Since, I am majoring in business administration it is important to be educated, apply, and teach my employers…

his views shaped the way he perceived the world during Ancient times. The importance of using Logos for Heraclitus is critical in understanding his position, as it was abstract compared to his predecessor’s views. Logos is defined as an appeal to logic, or using reason to reach a goal. Logos is used in everyday reasoning; for example, it can be universally agreed upon that the habitat of a fish is water. For…

The atheist-theist argument has been an age-long debate. Though it is debated, it does not mean that it is, by any means, a matter of a guess. A theist can have full confidence that God is real, as well as reasonable evidence to reach that conclusion in lieu of the many atheist arguments. In Have Atheists Proved There Is No God by Thomas B. Warren, the reader is introduced to an atheist argument that has been widely used for numerous years and it’s logical implications. In addition to the…

is real. We all use logical fallacies in some point in our lives. Though there are people who use logical fallacies in everyday life and we all know them “politicians”. Their attempt to logic is to gain the support of the people. There are many different kinds of fallacies, each one with a different since of logic and form. The Ad Hominem argument, in which the writer…

Peter declares that logic can reveal an error in someone's argument. He says that logic could help to strengthen an argument for or against a claim. Peter describes that the believing and doubting games as helpful information to avail in our decision making process. Peter describes The Doubting Game as people…

however, he argues it is the moral decision to honor them as evidence validates their innocence. Furthermore, he believes saving at least one of these men through his righteous actions, it will be sufficient for all of mankind. Adam’s affirms the logic behind the innocence of the soldiers by referring to Marquis of Beccaria. Beccaria is widely thought to be the most talented jurist. Adams quotation of such an honorable man shows the jury the lucid defense of the British, as it is the side…

Reason is a justification for an event by applying logic and verifying the facts. It is also a product of our thinking, a “logical” way of explaining things we see around us. Everything one experiences in their lives, they try to reason why things happen the way they do so one can increase their understanding of the world around them. However, in certain situations, reasoning can give you an explanation for the occurrence but once in the event, that logic may be interpreted wrongly by the…

Levin’s hypothetical leads to the illogical “A Case For Torture” is an essay written by Michael Levin in which he tries to make a compelling case for the use of torture as a punishment during certain situations in the United States. One of the ways Levin tries to logically prove his argument is by citing different real life situations; some examples are situations that actually occurred, but most are hypothetical situations. The use of hypothetical situations is meant to help direct the reader…

than just being polite and speak the words, but also should pay attention to the language rule; meaning and present condition of that politeness goes, so to explain the sense of politeness in the perspective of Lakoff (1973) through her book “The Logic of Politeness” gives one of major contribution to the society. Robin Lakoff is one of the first linguists who studies politeness where she correlates the politeness theory with Grice's Cooperative Principles. Lakoff's politeness theory argues that…