There is no statutory requirement that formal logic be adhered to during examination of patent claims. Examiners and patent practitioners are free to use a wide variety of discussion and argument ...

Logic studies how arguments work, and how ideas can fit together. Decision theory studies how decisions should be made, especially under uncertainty. Game theory considers how we reason strategically, ...

For regulars at Ars Technica, the forums are as much a part of the site’s identity as the articles. And where there are forums, there are flame wars. The BattleFront is infamous for its contentious ...

OF all the branches of philosophy, logic alone has had the distinction of being claimed by the exact sciences as one of them. The event is of recent occurrence; in fact, it has happened only since ...

Formal logic helps us build and evaluate rational arguments, which helps us to test claims, explain our reasoning, and keep discussions clear. The first step in learning formal logic is learning about ...

We, as human beings, have limited access to the enormous data feed to which we are exposed every day. We do not see the full spectrum of wave energy, we do not perceive the full audio range, and one ...

FRANK PLUMPTON RAMSEY, recognised as a leader of Cambridge thought at the age of sixteen, died at the age of twenty-six. This volume contains his chief writings on logic and philosophy, about half of ...