The book identifies the purpose of logic as keeping reflection correct and protecting the thinker from mistakes in definitions and arguments. Purpose means the practical benefit sought from the discipline.
For an unfamiliar term, seek a fitting definition. For a proposition, seek relevant premises and test whether the conclusion follows.
Logic therefore aims to discipline thought, not merely teach terminology.
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The purpose of logic
Nazar, Fikr and the Definition of Logic
The book identifies the purpose of logic as keeping reflection correct and protecting the thinker from mistakes in definitions and arguments. Purpose means the practical benefit sought from the discipline.
For an unfamiliar term, seek a fitting definition. For a proposition, seek relevant premises and test whether the conclusion follows.
Logic therefore aims to discipline thought, not merely teach terminology.