The philosophical innovations brought forth by Aristotle (384-322 BC) are momentous, truly revolutionary, especially in the field of logic. His identification of a precise method (which he called syllogism) to reach accurate conclusions allowed, for the first time in history, to conduct rational debates. John Vespasian explains that modern civilisation is built on the pillars of Aristotle’s logic, and the enemies of civilisation know that it can be undermined by severing those pillars. Without well-defined rules of logic, a rational discussion becomes impossible and anything goes. Unfortunately, history has generated many crusaders against Aristotelian logic. The damage they’ve inflicted on civilisation is proportional to the extent of their popularity. The confusion they have created is proportional to how far they’ve twisted the works of Aristotle. The French philosopher Rene Descartes (1596–1650) made vast efforts to undermine Aristotelian logic. In his book titled “Meditations on First Philosophy” from 1841, Descartes gives long arguments in favour of subjective introspection; he speaks in favour of finding the truth in pure abstractions. Here is the link to the original article: https://johnvespasian.com/the-failed-crusade-against-aristotles-philosophy-of-logic/

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