The Art of Logical Thinking

LOGICAL THINKING

well-equipped mentally, to have a decided advantage over him.

Jevons William Stanley Jevons (1835–1882) was an influential English logician and economist. says in this connection:

"Being a good logician is, however, far more valuable than being a good athlete. This is because logic teaches us to reason well, and reasoning gives us knowledge—and knowledge, as Lord Bacon Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was a philosopher and statesman who famously wrote that "knowledge itself is power" (Latin: scientia potentia est). said, is power. As athletes, humans cannot for a moment compare with horses, tigers, or monkeys. Yet, with the power of knowledge, humans tame horses, shoot tigers, and look down upon monkeys. Even the physically weakest person with the most logical mind will conquer in the end. This is because it is easy for them to foresee the future, to calculate the result of actions, to avoid potentially fatal mistakes, and to discover the means of doing things which seemed impossible. If such little creatures as ants had better brains than humans, they would either destroy us or turn us into slaves. It is true that we cannot use our eyes and ears without getting some kind of knowledge, and the brute animals can do the same. But what gives power is the deeper knowledge called Science In this context, "Science" refers to systematic, organized knowledge rather than just the natural sciences.. People may see, hear, and feel all their lives without really learning the na—"