Logic: A supremacy/Domination-Reinforcing Hammer or a Consciousness-Raiser?

Authors

  • Samuel Bassey Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Cross River, 540271

Keywords:

Logic, Feminism, logic of mutuality, Marginalization

Abstract

The epistemic norms endorsed by mainstream epistemology are truth, objectivity, and rationality. These norms need scrutiny. We could begin by locating gender bias in logic. There, however, happen to be feminists who deny that logic, per se, is hegemonic. They investigate the liberatory potentials of logic. This work embodies the points of view of both kinds of feminists, namely, of those who consider logic to be essentially tyrannical and also of those who find it innocuous and benevolent. I try to defend the emancipatory interpretation ultimately in this work. Logic requires an elaborate investigation since it is integrally related to epistemology.

Published

2021-07-17

How to Cite

Bassey, S. (2021). Logic: A supremacy/Domination-Reinforcing Hammer or a Consciousness-Raiser?. GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 4(3), 1-14. Retrieved from https://gnosijournal.com/index.php/gnosi/article/view/117

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