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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

09-22-2021-0802 - rationality, reason, logic (philosophy)

Rationality is the quality or state of being rational – that is, being based on or agreeable to reason.[1][2] Rationality implies the conformity of one's beliefs with one's reasons to believe, and of one's actions with one's reasons for action. "Rationality" has different specialized meanings in philosophy,[3] economicssociologypsychologyevolutionary biologygame theory and political science.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationality#Theories_of_rationality

Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth.[1][2] It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophysciencelanguagemathematics, and art, and is normally considered to be a distinguishing ability possessed by humans.[3]Reason is sometimes referred to as rationality.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason

Logic[1] is an interdisciplinary field which studies truth and reasoningInformal logic seeks to characterize valid arguments informally, for instance by listing varieties of fallaciesFormal logic represents statements and argument patterns symbolically, using formal systems such as first order logic. Within formal logic, mathematical logic studies the mathematical characteristics of logical systems, while philosophical logic applies them to philosophical problems such as the nature of meaningknowledge, and existence. Systems of formal logic are also applied in other fields including linguisticscognitive science, and computer science.

Logic has been studied since Antiquity, early approaches including Aristotelian logicstoic logicAnviksiki, and the mohists. Modern formal logic has its roots in the work of late 19th century mathematicians such as Gottlob Frege.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic

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