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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

21588	Logic gives the method of research in philosophy [Russell]
	Full Idea: Logic gives the method of research in philosophy, just as mathematics gives the method in physics.
	From: Bertrand Russell (Our Knowledge of the External World [1914], 8)
	A reaction: I'm struck by how rarely philosophers actually prove anything. Mostly they just use the language of logic as a tool for disambiguation. Only a tiny handful of philosophers can actually create sustained and novel proofs.