What Makes Isaac Watt’s Logic Unique?
• Focuses on clear thinking, not logical fallacies. Isaac Watts wrote his book called Logic in 1724 to help guide young people in clear thinking and exercising their senses to discern between good and evil. Unlike other Logic courses which focus on recognizing logical fallacies, Isaac Watts deliberately chose not to emphasize them. His perspective was that if a person could think clearly, know how ideas should be put together, know how to come to right conclusions, know what can affect their judgment and know rules for judging right, then they would be much more equipped to recognize wrong thinking (logical fallacies) in themselves and others. Isaac Watts’ Logic was to teach the individual how to think clearly – not teach them solely how to recognize wrong thinking in others. While he spends a brief time going over some of the more widely-used logical fallacies, his overall intent is to build your thinking so that you can mentally recognize and flag a fallacy in logic, even if you do n
