Logic (nonfiction)

Bust of Aristotle. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek bronze original by Lysippos from 330 BC; the alabaster mantle is a modern addition.

Logic (from the Ancient Greek: λογική, logike) is the use and study of valid reasoning.

The study of logic features most prominently in the subjects of philosophy, mathematics (nonfiction), and computer science.

In the West, logic was established as a formal discipline by Aristotle (nonfiction), who gave it a fundamental place in philosophy.

Logic is often divided into three parts:

• Inductive reasoning
• Abductive reasoning
• Deductive reasoning

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Mathematics

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Algorithm (nonfiction)
• Aristotle (nonfiction)
• Mathematics (nonfiction)

External links

• Logic @ wiki.karljones.com
• Logic @ Wikipedia
• ‘Logic has tremendous predictive power’ – an interview with Michiel van Lambalgen