The obligatory reading of the day: That right-wing logic:
OK, so I laughed at this one. Because this is what passes for logic not just among rural hicks, but nearly the entire right wing in this country.
More like this
To be able to really talk about what a logic (or a calculus) means, you need to
define a model of that logic. A model is a way of associating entities in the
logic/calculus with some kind of real entity in a way where all statements in the logic about
I'm incredibly busy right now adjusting to my new job and my new commute, which is leaving me less time than usual for blogging. So I'm going to raid the archives, and bring back some interesting things that appeared on the old Blogger blog, but were never posted here.
As I mentioned, I'll be posting drafts of various sections of my book here on the blog. This is a rough draft of the introduction to a chapter on logic. I would be extremely greatful for comments, critiques, and corrections.
Sorry for the lack of posts this week. I'm traveling for work, and
I'm seriously jet-lagged, so I haven't been able to find enough time
or energy to do the studying that I need to do to put together a solid
post.
I'm no right-wing apologist, but I've heard plenty of fellow liberals compare Bush to Hitler, or the NSA to the SS.
Stereotyping is done on both sides, and it's important to call bullshit on *anyone* who says this kind of crap.
Quite so, Chris. And I think we now have some evidence that the stronger one's identification with side A of some divisive issue, the stronger the tendency to suspend deliberate use of words or close inspection of side B and just start tarring them with labels that amount to "bad and evil" and do not inform.