[lbo-talk] No Evidence ...

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Fri Sep 19 09:05:37 PDT 2003


On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Luke Weiger wrote:


> Didn't some hunter-gatherer have to figure out how to catch fish? Before he
> or she did, presumably remembering where the fish were wouldn't have been of
> much use.
>
> -- Luke

I guess your definition of "logic" is broader than mine. If someone uses heuristics (trial and error, solving problems by analogy, etc.) then they are not relying on formal logic. Why do you think that formal logic is necessary to solve any practical problems?

Miles



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