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Applying logical techniques to actual arguments
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To work a book or not to work a book?
Hi Zettlers, I am undecided and I can't trust my English intuition. Either I keep "working a book" as a phrase or I switch to "working with a book". I heard the first phrase from a client and it stuck with me. My fear is that this is too unenglish.
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Book Notes into Structure Notes
Thank you in advance for any comments following my first post. I've just purchased The Archive and have read through the introductory material. My intuition of how I will begin, which will naturally evolve, will heavily involve the use of structure notes. To exemplify, I am currently reading Heidegger's Being & Time (the… -
And they say nothing happens in Bielefeld
A Uni-Bielefeld web page on the No-3-In-Line problem announced a solution for $(n=70)$ this month. The announcement is available at: https://wwwhomes.uni-bielefeld.de/achim/no3in/readme.html#H -
Can you recommend a textbook on logic?
I'd like to brush up on some basic thinking skills. Can anyone recommend a textbook on logic, that does not require a STEM background? It should: * be written for undergraduate college students with majors like law, politics, history or philosophy * cover all the basics of logic that would be helpful for students who needs… -
"The universe is made of stories, not of atoms"
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Stop Merely Pointing at Ideas • Zettelkasten Method
Stop Merely Pointing at Ideas • Zettelkasten MethodMost people take notes by merely pointing at ideas rather than engaging with them, which produces storage instead of knowledge. The cure is a genuine struggle to capture the complete essence of a single idea, written the way an essayist tries to find their way from A to B.… -
Is the Philosophy of Knowledge Valuable for Practice?
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Re: What About Mnemonics? • Zettelkasten Method
I've been into mnemonic methods even longer than card indexes and zettelkasten. To some extent my card index cabinets and tabs within my system serve as loci in some of my memory practice. If you're new to the space, Lynne Kelly has one of the best applied texts out there with the largest set of methods: * Kelly, Lynne.… -
Re: Applying logical techniques to actual arguments
For those interested in applying logic techniques to actual arguments, take a look at this post, which I just came across today: New Publication: Identifying Flawed Reasoning in Contrarian Claims about Climate Change