Q&A: Logic
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Logic
Question
Hello Rabbi,
What exactly is logic, how does it work, and why can't one say that a logical relation and a causal relation are not the same thing?
Also, I’d be glad to know whether there is logic in the Talmud, and if so, how it is expressed.
Answer
See column 560.
I didn’t understand the question about the difference between a logical relation and a causal relation.
I also don’t understand what is meant by the question of whether logic exists in the Talmud. Wherever there is human thought, there is logic. If you mean a special or different kind of logic, then in my opinion not really. But there are logical aspects that can be sharpened in light of the Talmud, and that is what our book series "Talmudic Logic" is devoted to.