365 Days of Philosophy

365DaysOfPhilosophy 191 — Documentary Resource Logic -The Structure of Reason Great Ideas of Philosophy


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Logic — The Structure of Reason is a documentary from 2006 that I found on YouTube a few years ago, and despite the grainy quality, it led me to seek out another copy. It’s a part of a series of philosophical investigation including science, politics, religion, epistemology, and — of course — logic.

This particular episode is a good summary of the topic, starting with early Aristotlean logic and features a number of interviews, examples of quotes and writing from philosophers, with useful diagrams and exercises throughout. Logic is not an easy subject, so to get your head around semantic logic, what was the Vienna Circle, Logical Positivism, and so on, it’s great to get a documentary to help you out. There is a copy online that I have linked below, and while it’s only about 40 minutes long, I think it’s a useful review of the topic.

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365 Days of PhilosophyBy Kylie Sturgess