Tag: logic
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A Little More Logic & Semantics Every Day
A few years back, I posted about the “Daily Logic” and “Daily Semantics” project of Josh Dever, professor of philosophy at the University of Texas…
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Free Web-Based Logic Software (guest post)
Interested in completely free, browser-based, instructional logic software?
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Human vs. AI in Logic Tasks: a Study
Philosopher-turned-software developer Brian Rabern is conducting a study comparing human and artificial intelligence (AI) performance on logic problems, and he is looking for student…
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Logic Meets Tetris in New Video Game
In his spare time over the past couple of years, philosopher Ivo Pezlar (Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences) has been…
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Happy World Logic Day (updated)
Today is World Logic Day! May all of your arguments be valid.
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An Accessible and User-Friendly Argument Mapping App (guest post)
[archived image unavailable]“Argument mapping is about twice as effective at improving student critical thinking as other methods,” writes Jonathan Surovell (Texas State University). However, “there…
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Yale Philosophy Grad Program Replaces Logic with Formal Methods in Its Requirements
“Yale philosophy has officially replaced the grad program ‘logic requirement’ with a broader ‘formal methods requirement.’ Students can choose which course to take (logic,…
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LogIn Project Aims to Make the Field of Logic More Inclusive
LogIn is a project that aims to bring demographic diversity to logic and formal philosophy.
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The Artful Geometry of Logic
A research team has amassed a collection of Aristotelian diagrams created between the years of 830 and 2021 and have placed them online.
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Antidismissiveness
“When I started reading Derrida, I couldn’t understand what the heck he was talking about; but someone like Kripke, it was easy. I remember…
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Logic and the Law
“‘And’ may be read ‘or,’ and ‘or’ may be read ‘and’ if the sense requires it.”
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Free Software for Advanced Logic Courses
Students nowadays might struggle in more advanced logic courses not just because the material is difficult, but because they’re used to learning logic with…
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Logic Course Breaks University of Sydney Enrollment Record — Or It Doesn’t
Over 2200 students at the University of Sydney are currently enrolled in “Philosophy 1012: Introduction to Logic,” setting a university-wide record for highest enrollment…
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From Maps to Apps: Introducing Students to Argument-Mapping (guest post)
In the following guest post*, Chad Mohler, professor of philosophy at Truman State University, describes a cool new argument-mapping app he has created and…
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Fitelson Wins Wolfram Innovator Award
Branden Fitelson, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University, is one of the winners of the 2020 Wolfram Innovator Award.
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SILFS Prize for Women in Logic and Philosophy of Science Awarded
The Società Italiana di Logica e Filosofia delle Scienze / Italian Society of Logic and Philosophy of Science (SILFS) has announced the recipients of its…
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Schock Prize Awarded to Prawitz and Martin-Löf
The 2020 Rolf Schock Prize for Logic and Philosophy has been awarded to two philosophers from Stockholm University, Dag Prawitz and Per Martin-Löf.
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World Logic Day
Today is World Logic Day. Created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), it was first celebrated in 2019.
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Formal Methods in Philosophy: Initial Thoughts and an Interactive Event (guest post by Liam Kofi Bright)
Plausible answers as to the nature of our mission as philosophy educators gives us no unique reason to focus on logic as the mathematical…