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SUMMARY:AUC Logic Lectures, Johan van Benthem
ATTENDEE;ROLE=Speaker:Johan van Benthem
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20150914T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20150914T190000
LOCATION:AUC common room, Science Park 113, Amster
 dam
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  A major reason why logic co
 urses 'work' is that audiences worldwide feel an i
 ntuitive resonance with examples of correct and in
 correct reasoning. Moreover, many people derive pl
 easure from exercising their logical skills: I wil
 l give a recent internet example that went viral, 
 Cheryl's Birthday. But what is this logical talent
 , how far does it reach, and how did its academic 
 study originate?  I will discuss a few issues by m
 eans of examples:  * Where logic occurs in human c
 ognitive behavior (it is really a family of skills
 ),   * How (or to what extent) reasoning is entang
 led with language,   * How logical theory arose, a
 nd what role it plays in the above.  This lecture 
 is a light introduction to these topics.  For more
  information, see http://www.auc.nl/news-events/ev
 ents-and-lectures/upcoming-events-and-lectures/.  
 Reference: "Fanning the Flames of Reason", Valedic
 tory Lecture, https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/j.vanbenth
 em/FanningFlames.pdf.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n        <p>Abstract
 :<br/>\n        A major reason why logic courses '
 work' is that audiences worldwide feel an intuitiv
 e resonance with examples of correct and incorrect
  reasoning. Moreover, many people derive pleasure 
 from exercising their logical skills: I will give 
 a recent internet example that went viral, Cheryl'
 s Birthday. But what is this logical talent, how f
 ar does it reach, and how did its academic study o
 riginate?</p>\n        <p>I will discuss a few iss
 ues by means of examples:<br/>\n        * Where lo
 gic occurs in human cognitive behavior (it is real
 ly a family of skills), <br/>\n        * How (or t
 o what extent) reasoning is entangled with languag
 e, <br/>\n        * How logical theory arose, and 
 what role it plays in the above.<br/>\n        Thi
 s lecture is a light introduction to these topics.
 </p>\n    \n        <p>For more information, see <
 a target="_blank" href="http://www.auc.nl/news-eve
 nts/events-and-lectures/upcoming-events-and-lectur
 es/item/auc-logic-lectures-johan-van-benthem-chart
 ing-realm-logic.html">http://www.auc.nl/news-event
 s/events-and-lectures/upcoming-events-and-lectures
 /</a>.<br/>\n          Reference: &quot;Fanning th
 e Flames of Reason&quot;, Valedictory Lecture, <a 
 target="_blank" href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/j.
 vanbenthem/FanningFlames.pdf">https://staff.fnwi.u
 va.nl/j.vanbenthem/FanningFlames.pdf</a>.</p>\n   
  
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