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**Effopsytupt** · 06-18-2007, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by Ecthy
Ehat does each of you think where logic belongs to? Philosophy or Mathematics? Modern mathematical logic is being taught in philosophy departments and there are lots of philosophers who specialize and write papers on that topic. We're not stuck with the traditional logic of Aristotle and his ilk. Not sure exactly how it differs from what the mathematicians are doing. They are probably interested in somewhat different issues. One of the things that sets the philosophers apart is that they try to use logical systems to shed new light on philosophical issues.

06-18-2007, 09:38 PM	#25
Effopsytupt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	Originally posted by Ecthy Ehat does each of you think where logic belongs to? Philosophy or Mathematics? Modern mathematical logic is being taught in philosophy departments and there are lots of philosophers who specialize and write papers on that topic. We're not stuck with the traditional logic of Aristotle and his ilk. Not sure exactly how it differs from what the mathematicians are doing. They are probably interested in somewhat different issues. One of the things that sets the philosophers apart is that they try to use logical systems to shed new light on philosophical issues.
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