Can you think of a situation where/when they wouldn't?
2007-12-04 05:54:32 · 8 answers · asked by Brandon's been a dirty Hore 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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2007-12-04 07:00:48 · update #1
A very good question...I'm trying to think of an answer. Maybe I'll come later to it.
I found an example that can help, you can say for example it is so logical to use a knife for opening a tin can because it has these sharp edges that can go through the can, but it is not practical because there is the can opener that can open this can much easier and faster.
So you can say that logic is the driving force of practicality but being practical is being logical with creativity, invention, and finding easier ways and solutions to a problem or a situation.
Logical can exist without being practical but practical can't exist without being logical.
Edit; I want to find more interesting examples, but I can't word them out.
Another example is having two lorries, both same size, have same capacity, move the same speed, but one of them spends more fuel. So logically you can use both to carry a certain load, but it would be more practical to use the one that spends less fuel.
2007-12-04 06:32:59 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally I think theres a difference between the two, however slight.
Well, just off the top of my head. Being formally an airplane mechanic, an instance of practicality would be for example changing a piece of hardware, like a bolt, using one that looks exactly the same at an automotive shop. But its not the correct reasoning, or logic, because a car bolt isnt made to withstand conditions in the air yet its easier to buy one.
2007-12-04 14:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by Swiftwind 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
no. sometimes it's practical to be logical, sometimes it's impractical. Logic is our slowest form of thinking. It divides the world into black and white, yes and no, one and zero. Suppose you have to decide something that is WAY beyond the crippling scope of logic? Then using logic would create a worse situation. Look at Prohibition. Look at our drug problem? What could be more logical to get people to stop using drugs than to make it AGAINST THE LAW? But what is the result? Now take a look at Holland, with 0.1 % of the crime rate we have. Drugs aren't illegal over there. Because THEY are PRACTICAL.
2007-12-11 22:06:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This happens alot in Dungeons and Dragons role playing. Do we take the practical route across the mountain and risk an evil mage bringing it down on us, or do we take the logical choice which is through the Caves of the Dead, where we face dangers unumbered, but according to every fantasy book ever written, this will have less losses.
2007-12-04 14:38:55 · answer #4 · answered by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
practical and logical do not always go hand in hand. It is practical to live with someone so you can share expenses, but illogical if you do not like/love the person. It is a matter of logic that one must work in some way to survive. This may be impractical for a person with multiple disabilities....
2007-12-04 14:07:37 · answer #5 · answered by dogwhisperer16 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it would be practical to have a utility knife when going on an out-doorsie kind of adventure like rock climbing, but not logical to use it instead of rope
2007-12-04 14:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
practically i'd kill myself, seeing no logic in living, but logically i wouldn't live if there wasn't any practice for me here.
to be or not to be...?
:)
2007-12-04 15:11:53 · answer #7 · answered by sup 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. They dont go hand in hand.
Logical solutions may be simple or convoluted.
Practical solutions may be neither, and can result in grief.
2007-12-04 14:18:08 · answer #8 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋