Curated category
Reasoning
- Age of EnlightenmentThe year 1637 marked a turning point when René Descartes published his Discourse on the Method. This text introduced a radical approach to knowledge that…
- ReasonReason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing valid conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking truth.
- Deductive reasoningIn the 4th century BC, Aristotle began documenting a process where premises guarantee conclusions. He established that if all men are mortal and Socrates is…
- Non-monotonic logicA non-monotonic logic is a formal system where adding new information can remove previous conclusions. Traditional logics work differently because they…