Tag: Logic

What is a Cat? – The Catholic Thing

When I ask my classes, “What is a cat?” inevitably the answer is, “Whatever someone says it is.” Not so long ago, every seventh grader knew what a cat was. Now, that certainty has evaporated into subjectivity. But after a few months of…

What is a Cat? – The Catholic Thing

When I ask my classes, “What is a cat?” inevitably the answer is, “Whatever someone says it is.” Not so long ago, every seventh grader knew what a cat was. Now, that certainty has evaporated into subjectivity. But after a few months of…

Bureaucratic Logic and Normal Logic

So, this week, a couple more articles on microplastics.  Now, here’s the thing – the articles talk about the harm that these materials might cause, but they also claim little is known about them.  Yet, something must be done!  Now, in the short…