Philosophy as a competition
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wanderingorca80 said:Here’s an example of a problem from this year's regional logic competition—one where there's only one clear-cut solution:
Quincy:__________________________
Here is the sentence from Spinoza’s *Ethics* (Axiom I):
Everything that exists—it’s either self-contained or nested within something else. Period.
For each of the five sentences provided—labeled a) through e)—determine its relationship to...
Understood. If the offered sentence carries the exact same weight as the target—meaning it expresses the identical core message—then it counts.
Write "True" in the right column—but only if the sentence provided is actually contradictory.
Given the provided sentence, write ⊥! in the right column. If it isn't identical—
If you find a contradictory thread, just drop a slash or an exclamation point in the right-hand column—it’s how we handle the "or" conjunction.
Interpret the given sentence as an inclusive disjunction!
Something that exists—not within itself, but as a component of something else entirely.
If something doesn't exist within itself—if it lacks its own internal essence—then it’s merely a component of something else. It exists only by proxy.
A thing simply doesn't exist—not within itself, and certainly not in anything else.
Something inherent to the self is also present within something else—it’s an extension, really.
If a thing is truly itself—and nothing else—then it exists entirely within its own essence. Simple as that.
Let’s talk about the circle.
Yeah, exactly... logic. Nobody was questioning that the answers have to be one-way streets...
P.s. isn't logic supposed to be law? Kind of miss Smith's frantic pacing in front of the chalkboard 😢