Anacletus, I. Ogbunkwu and Uduma, O. U (2019) FROM CLAMP TO CRAMP OF LOGIC: EXPLICATING THE CHAGRINS OF SYMBOLIC LOGIC. LOGOS: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY ANDSTUDIES, 1 (1). pp. 49-67.
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Abstract
Though there is a general fanfare exalting symbolism as a basic appurtenance of logic and characteristically fundamental to logic; this paper argues that symbolism rather cramps and leads logic to a stampede. Using the methods of hermeneutics and logical syllogism, this paper reviews the claims of symbolism as a clamp and fundamental appurtenance of logic. The paper critically presents synopsis on understanding logic, symbolic logic and the tenets of arguments surrounding symbolic logic. On appraisal, it is revealed that logic is an essential need to humanity and the quintessence of humanness but symbolic logic denies humanity this essential possession since it relativizes logic only to the initiates in symbolic logic. However, this paper shows that even among the initiates, symbolic logic houses lots of inconsistencies, and ambiguities as different symbols have been used by different logicians and systems of logic in their claims that symbolic logic is needful for precision and elegance. Hence if philosophy is only possible as logic following the claims of some philosophers and symbolism is the fundamental appurtenance of logic, the implication is that it becomes an impossibility for humanity everywhere to access logic and a difficulty for logic to fulfil its objectives. It therefore holds that the fundamental objectives of logic towards sound reasoning and argumentation are put on edge by symbolic logic and this is what the paper refers as the chagrins of symbolic logic
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Sep 2025 10:18 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2025 10:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5525 |
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