What is logic and critical thingking? its under philosophy?
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Any time you say "philosophy", everybody has to stop and wait for you to explain what you think you are talking about. Philosophy is supposed to be worldly wisdom, but in most cases it fails the definition, being totally made up and described with words that are not used for any other subject. It is quite possible for a philosopher to talk at length without actually saying anything.
"Critical" is clearly defined, so you can look it up anywhere.
"Logic" is a list of rules for assessing the validity of statements. It is descended from a Greek parlor game where you could get any result you wanted by changing the rules, and that is a strong tendency in modern applications too. The only problem with logic is that maybe people don't have the same list of rules, and they rarely take the trouble to check that issue.
All three topics fail to consider the importance of believing. Scientists have found a rock they say came from Mars, which seems possible. Some scientists believe portions of the rock are fossilized worms. Some scientists believe those portions are fossilized turds. Some scientists believe they are just curly rock. Philosophy, critical thinking and logic are helpless against believing.
For our purpose we might say that logic is the science of correct thinking or sound reasoning. It imparts understanding because it is the means by which a subject is explained in its connected parts. Logic shows why they act and belong together.
The development is coherent if its reasoning follows a gradual growth in such a way that all parts are united in sequence. A logical development may be in order of importance, in chronological order or one going from problem to solution, to mention a few.
Critical thinking however is the object analysis of facts to form a judgment. Because you are forming your own judgement, even though you have facts, you have to be careful not to become harsh and self righteous. The principle to follow is at Proverb 15:1 "A mild answer turns away rage, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
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