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[from 'What is Philosophy?' by G Deleuze / F Guattari, in 5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic ]

Full Idea

Logic has an infantile idea of philosophy.

Gist of Idea

Logic has an infantile idea of philosophy

Source

G Deleuze / F Guattari (What is Philosophy? [1991], 1.1)

Book Reference

Deleuze/Guattari: 'What is Philosophy?' [Verso 1994], p.22


A Reaction

This offers some explanation of why Anglo-American philosophers are steeped in logic, and the continentals just ignore it. I have some sympathy with the French view. Logic seems to study language with all the interesting part drained off.