<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, we will explore two initiatives that focus on the importance of employing logical theories in educating people how to think and reason properly, one in Poland: The Lvov-Warsaw School; the other in North America: The Informal Logic Initiative. These two movements differ in the logical means and skills that they focus on. However, we believe that they share a common purpose: to educate students in logic and reasoning (logical education conceived as a process) so that they may be able to apply their skills to analyze the issues in their society (logical culture as a result of logical education). The aim of the paper is to justify this claim by exploring research objectives and products that are common to both movements.</p></abstract>

In this paper, we will explore two initiatives that focus on the importance of employing logical theories in educating people how to think and reason properly, one in Poland: The Lvov-Warsaw School; the other in North America: The Informal Logic Initiative. These two movements differ in the logical means and skills that they focus on. However, we believe that they share a common purpose: to educate students in logic and reasoning (logical education conceived as a process) so that they may be able to apply their skills to analyze the issues in their society (logical culture as a result of logical education). The aim of the paper is to justify this claim by exploring research objectives and products that are common to both movements.

Logical Culture as a Common Ground for the Lvov-Warsaw School and the Informal Logic Initiative

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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In this paper, we will explore two initiatives that focus on the importance of employing logical theories in educating people how to think and reason properly,...

Logical Culture as a Common Ground for the Lvov-Warsaw School and the Informal Logic Initiative

Online veröffentlicht: 06. Dez. 2018

Seitenbereich: 187 - 229

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2018-0035

Schlüsselwörter
Informal Logic Initiative, Lvov-Warsaw School, critical thinking, logical culture, logical education, pragmatic logic, deductive and non-deductive reasoning.

© 2018 Ralph H. Johnson, Marcin Koszowy, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Logical Culture as a Common Ground for the Lvov-Warsaw School and the Informal Logic Initiative

Online veröffentlicht: 06. Dez. 2018

Seitenbereich: 187 - 229

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2018-0035

SchlüsselwörterInformal Logic Initiative, Lvov-Warsaw School, critical thinking, logical culture, logical education, pragmatic logic, deductive and non-deductive reasoning.

© 2018 Ralph H. Johnson, Marcin Koszowy, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
Informal Logic Initiative, Lvov-Warsaw School, critical thinking, logical culture, logical education, pragmatic logic, deductive and non-deductive reasoning.