Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agoFor people who've taken philosophy classes, was there something you learned that you now use everyday?message-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down14
arrow-up1132arrow-down1message-squareFor people who've taken philosophy classes, was there something you learned that you now use everyday?Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squarexkforce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·9 months agoBeing able to break down arguments into syllogisms in AEIO form. There are 256 distinct forms and 24 of them are valid logical statements. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllogism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_valid_argument_forms
minus-squarenucleative@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 months agoStudying this topic in early university added a lot of value to my thinking process. Also software developers can relate intuitively. And yet, somehow surprisingly few people know how to break down their arguments in this way.
Being able to break down arguments into syllogisms in AEIO form. There are 256 distinct forms and 24 of them are valid logical statements.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllogism
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_valid_argument_forms
Studying this topic in early university added a lot of value to my thinking process. Also software developers can relate intuitively. And yet, somehow surprisingly few people know how to break down their arguments in this way.