Discipline within Humanities

Logic

Logic học

Logic is the systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. It examines the structure of arguments, distinguishing between valid and invalid forms of reasoning, and provides tools for analyzing and constructing sound arguments.

Key Questions

•What makes an argument valid?
•How do we distinguish truth from falsehood?
•What are the laws of thought?

Subfields & Specializations (5)

Formal Logic

Logic hình thức

Symbolic systems of logic

Propositional Logic

Logic mệnh đề

Logic of propositions and truth values

Predicate Logic

Logic vị từ

Logic with quantifiers and predicates

Modal Logic

Logic tình thái

Logic of necessity and possibility

Informal Logic

Logic phi hình thức

Everyday reasoning and argumentation