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"Philosophy of Education"

2010 year, number 2

LOGIC IN THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

A. V. Yaroslavtseva
Keywords: logic, higher education, rational thought, analytics, mental representations
Pages: 6-12

Abstract

The paper explores the whole set of epistemological theoretical positions which reveal the essence of cognitive (informational) processes. The basic thesis is the thesis about the value of awareness as the means of increasing the instrumental variety of cognitive processes and the efficiency of thought. The obligatory components of rational (logic-verbal) thought are the ability to concentrate, focus attention on the object and reveal what is different and what is the same in the representing system. A necessary condition of the rational thought development is awareness and mastering the principles of ordering. The mentioned capabilities are formed and acquired in the process of mastering the study material of the course of logic. The significance of the results obtained in the process of studying logic is conditioned by their universal character and high degree of applicability.