formal logic; traditional logic
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formal logic; the science of the forms and laws of correct thinking
formalAlso known as traditional logic or Aristotelian logic; contrasted with dialectical logic. Used in academic and philosophical contexts.
Xíng形
shì式
luó逻
jí辑
shì是
zhé哲
xué学
xì系
de的
jī基
chǔ础
kè课
chéng程
zhī之
yī一
。
Formal logic is one of the fundamental courses in the philosophy department.
Xué学
xí习
xíng形
shì式
luó逻
jí辑
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
tí提
gāo高
sī思
wéi维
de的
yán严
mì密
xìng性
。
Studying formal logic helps improve the rigor of one's thinking.
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Tóng同
yī一
lǜ律
、
máo矛
dùn盾
lǜ律
hé和
pái排
zhōng中
lǜ律
shì是
xíng形
shì式
luó逻
jí辑
de的
sān三
dà大
jī基
běn本
guī规
lǜ律
。
The law of identity, the law of contradiction, and the law of excluded middle are the three fundamental laws of formal logic.
Yǔ与
biàn辩
zhèng证
luó逻
jí辑
bù不
tóng同
，
xíng形
shì式
luó逻
jí辑
zhǔ主
yào要
yán研
jiū究
sī思
wéi维
de的
xíng形
shì式
jié结
gòu构
。
Unlike dialectical logic, formal logic mainly studies the formal structure of thinking.