Is logic always right?why?

Answer 1

Logic assumes correct input. If the input is not correct, logic will not yield a correct answer. It's why computers can be wrong, even if programmed with flawless logic.

GIGO: Garbage in - Garbage out

Answer 2

Logic must not be the basis for what is right since logic is the study of ideal method in thought and research through observation and introspection, deduction and induction, hypothesis and experiment, analysis and synthesis - such are the forms of human activity which logic tries to understand and guide. It is a dull study for most of us, and yet the great events in the history of thought are the improvements men have made in their methods of thinking and research.

Consider this statement: Above the logic of the head is the feeling in the heart. The heart has reason of its own, which the head can never understand.

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Answer 3

hi, its amazing to read all the many different views since this question can be read in so many diverse ways, and yet it still sounds like , coming up with the same means. But, the truth of the matter is that all the statements and views we make have no direct bearing upon reality other than the reality of thoughts. "example" All crows are black" the statement is nearly true but " a near truth is a kind of falsehood, and in logic,,, we do not distinguish degrees of truth or falsehood. That, however, is something the human mind often needs to do and does. Logic enables us to judge the validity of our own deductive reasoning, but much of the time we need to reason nondeductively,,, either inductively, or in terms of likeihoods, or of causes and effects, none of which fits within the rules of formal logic. The archetype of everday everyday realistic reasoning might be something like this: This object
( or situation ) reminds one that a lot of another that one can experience before, so probably one can expect much to be true of this one that was true of that one. Such reasoning is natural and utilitarian,, but logically invalid. The problem is one of laws of motion: since the forces acting on two objects lets say, are always equal, or one of balance , may lead to the right answer, but ought not. In conclusion to your question is logic always right,, It seems that the human mind, by virtue of its neural capabilites and the experiences that each culture feeds into it, can to some extent reason logically. Without education, that reasoning is limited to inferences based on personal experience and common knowlege. That's why some people do so poorly at logical problems, and yet think cogently about things they know; but it is this that limits them and that makes preliterate societies static. Of itself, logic may not generate new knowlege about the World, but it allows
us to think in terms of " what if ", and so to find out where to go in search of it. So, these are the reasons for right? & why?

Answer 4

Logic is always correct... but not necessarily right ;-) What is right and wrong is a moral judgement and so depends on the moral system you subscribe to. Correct is the opposite to false - a logical answer will be true/correct (not false) but your morals may tell you that it's not appropriate for the situation.

Some people adopt a moral system based on logic. Some don't.

Answer 5

not always. An example is appreciation of art or music, Neither have a logical function, yet have been around for as long as humanity.
Sometimes, emotions must come before logic, or else there would be no babies, love, music, art, fiction, family bonds, green space, and questions

Answer 6

No. Logic is the art of reasoning so you can come up with valid conlcusions. Even if you follow a "logical" method or did you reasoning properly but IF you have the wrong premises you come up with correct conclusions based on wrong premises. Hence, your "logic" is wrong.

Answer 7

A series of statments can be grammatical but not logical.
A series of statements can be logical, but not reasonable.
That which is right must be shown to be reasonable.
That which is reasonable must be shown to be logical.

Reasoning is the application of logical forms to assumptions and references.

(I am not a logician nor do I hold a degree in philosophy, so I can only state these as my opinions) I do consider myself a philosopher.

Answer 8

No. Because -any- system of axiomatic logic is always incomplete. It's better known as Gödels Incompletenes Theorem.

Doug

Answer 9

Logic is based on reasoning, inferences, conclusions, validations, etc., so logic is always right because you believe it to be so or can argue it to be so. If in in fact your reasoning, inferences, conclusions, validations, etc., were all based on fallacies then logic is always wrong. Right?

Answer 10

Logic is always logical. (ie - it abides by its own truth test) Though it is very useful at times, there is more to life than logic can describe.