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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / c. not

23066	Negation doesn't arise from reasoning, but from deep instincts [Cioran]
	Full Idea: Negation never proceeds from reasoning but from something much more obscure and old. Arguments come afterward, to justify and sustain it. Every no rises out of the blood.
	From: E.M. Cioran (The Trouble with Being Born [1973], 02)
	A reaction: Music to my ears. In the Fregean era no one is allowed to talk about the origins of logical relations in the universal facts of physical existence. You can watch dogs saying no.