Word: logic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...program of the meeting at the University will include philosophy in all its phases. Among the topics discussed will be the philosophy of nature, the philosophy of religion, and the theory of knowledge. Other such special subjects as logic, ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, philosophy of law and the history of philosophy will also be brought up. The individual members expect to gain much from hearing authorities of world-wide reputations expound their particular fields of the general subject...
...logic of the cause pleads for the establishment of a comprehensive graduate school of dramatic...
Under MISCELLANY, Mar. 9, 1925, you inform an interested public of a knifing match following a "jamboree given by the Oberdam Social Club (Irish)." Your logic may be strong but your line of reasoning is most inconsistent. A fight; ergo Irish! But did it occur to you that the Irish rarely use knives in a fight? The club referred to is not Irish. It is composed entirely and exclusively of Americans of Italian blood. Statements such as the above might be excused if made deliberately; but if you are interested enough in the club to write about it, you should...
Since the days of the Sophists, the world has sought for its uses men trained to defend and attack acutely, to overcome logic with logic. Today the needs of a tumultuous world are greater than ever. If the University is aware of the benefits which training in debate confers upon the individual and upon society, it is surprising that this branch of education has so long been denied official encouragement and active support...
Vital as is the disbarment of this law, only public education will assure the maintenance of America's fundamental rights. And any majority, however much annoyed by the proddings of dissent, must face the unanswerable logic of Mill's plea for free speech: majorities may be wrong; and when they are right, they can best prove it by letting the minority talk...